Kinetic model simulation of thin-layer drying of peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD Student, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, University of Tehran, Iran

2 Professors, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, University of Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Rating medicinal plants based on the total number of drug shows that the mint plant species, with
general name mentha, among the most consumption herbs that are used in various industries such as
pharmaceutical, food, cosmetics and health. Drying process, in order to maintain the quality and
quantity of essential oil extraction have a great role in the processing medicinal plants. Important
aspects of drying technology with the aim of selecting the most appropriate drying method, is
modeling of the drying process. Therefore in this study, thin layer drying behavior of Peppermint
(Mentha piperita L.) was experimentally investigated in a convective type dryer by using adaptive
neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS). Drying experiments were conducted at inlet drying air
temperatures of the 40, 50 and 60°C, at three drying air velocity of 1, 1.5 and 2 m/s. For kinetic
model simulation of thin-layer drying of peppermint, four anfis models was used and for generate
the fuzzy inference system model, the two partitioning techniques, grid partitioning and subtractive
clustering, was used. Results indicated that, anfis model could satisfactorily describe the drying
curve of peppermint, also comparison of two partitioning techniques results showed that subtractive
clustering technique was found to be the most suitable for fuzzy inference system generation for
predicting moisture ratio of the thin layer drying of peppermint.

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History

  • Receive Date: 25 December 2011
  • Revise Date: 22 January 2014
  • Accept Date: 25 December 2012

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