• Secagem convectiva de folhas de hortelã: análise baseada no ajuste de correlações empíricas, superfícies de respostas e redes neurais 

      Costa, Ariany Binda Silva (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Química - PPGEQ, , 15/03/2013)
      Mentha x villosa H. is a species of mint popularly known as regular mint. Besides being widely used as a spice, their leaves yield an essential oil with many healthy compounds that are commonly used in formulation of ...
    • Caracterização e secagem de sementes de painço (Setaria italica L.) 

      Pereira, Abigail Vasconcelos (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Química - PPGEQ, , 20/08/2010)
      In this work were determined the main physicochemical properties of seeds of millet (Setaria italica) and their dependence on the moisture content. The drying of seeds under different conditions was also evaluated in order ...
    • Fluidodinâmica de leitos fluidizados e vibrofluidizados operando com partículas planas 

      Lima, Renata de Aquino Brito (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Química - PPGEQ, , 12/03/2009)
      The use of fluidized beds as a unit operation for drying of particulate materials is common in industrial processes. However, most works published in the literature, focus the drying of uniform particles, in a narrow range ...
    • Estudo do desempenho de um alimentador de sólidos tipo válvula-L de pequeno diâmetro. 

      Feltran, Marina de Barros (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Química - PPGEQ, , 29/07/2005)
      A controlled and uniform solids feeding in process equipment is important for a good performance operation, and distinct work conditions may be obtained depending on the feeding systems characteristics. In this work, a ...
    • Análise da secagem convectiva de folhas de manjericão (Ocimum basilicum L.) 

      Lima, Renata de Aquino Brito (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Química - PPGEQ, , 19/03/2013)
      Convective drying of leaves involves heat and mass transfer in packed-beds of deformable material, since the leaves shrink significantly when the moisture is removed. Therefore, the packing structure changes over time, and ...
    • Análise da secagem de limão tahiti (Citrus latifolia - Tanaka) em fatias e de suas frações: epicarpo, mesocarpo e endocarpo 

      Silva, Adriana (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Química - PPGEQ, , 20/03/2015)
      The tahiti lemon belongs to the family Rutaceae, Citrus of the genus, species Citrus Latifolia, the variety Tanaka. It is a heterogeneous fruit, formed by three distinct fractions, them being the epicarp (outer shell), the ...
    • Análise comparativa de diferentes tratamentos para reduzir a deterioração de tomates 

      Rosanova, Aline de Holanda (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Química - PPGEQ, , 07/03/2013)
      Due to their high moisture content, tomatoes have a high metabolic activity that continues even after harvesting, making them a highly perishable vegetable. According to FAO, Brazil is the largest tomato producer in South ...
    • Desenvolvimento de secador tipo cesto rotativo para a secagem de folhas de eucalipto (Corymbia citriodora) 

      Freitas, Juliana Vieira de (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Química - PPGEQ, , 12/03/2015)
      The objective of this work is the development of a rotary type dryer for drying leaves. This dryer was built with the purpose of ensuring a proper mixing of the leaves during drying, to obtain a final product with homogeneous ...
    • Análise da escoabilidade de pós 

      Campos, Milene Minniti de (Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCar, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Química - PPGEQ, , 08/03/2012)
      There are many industries which use powders somewhere in their production process, such as: food, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, cement and fertilizer industries. The knowledge of properties associated with the flowability of ...