Intermittent and Nonstationary Drying Technologies Principles and Applications Advances in Drying Science and Technology Series

The first comprehensive book on intermittent drying, Intermittent and Nonstationary Drying Technologies: Principles and Applications demonstrates the benefits of this process and covers key issues, including technologies, effect of operating parameters, mathematical modelling, energy-efficiency, and product quality. It discusses such topics as periodic drying, conventional and intermittent food drying processes and food quality, relationship among intermittency of drying, microstructural changes, and food quality, microwave assisted pulsed fluidized and spouted bed drying, and cellular level water distribution. Aimed at food engineers, chemical product engineers, pharmaceutical engineers and technologists, plant design engineers, and researchers and students in these areas, this useful reference helps readers:

Developments in Intermittent and Nonstationary Drying Technologies. Effect of Periodic Drying on Energy Utilization, Product Quality and Drying Time. Conventional and Intermittent Food Drying Processes and the Effect on Food Quality. Influence of Process Parameters Variation on Hybrid Nonstationary Drying. Effects of Process Conditions of Intermittent Drying on Quality of Food Materials. Relationship between Intermittency of Drying, Microstructural Changes, and Food Quality. Microwave Assisted Pulsed Fluidized and Spouted Bed Drying. Mathematical Modeling of Intermittent Drying. Cellular Level Water Distribution and Its Investigation Techniques. Multiscale Modelling in Intermittent Drying

Dr. Azharul Karim is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He earned his B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh (CUET) and Masters’ degree (by research, Mechanical) from National University of Singapore (NUS). He received his PhD from Melbourne University in 2007. Through his scholarly, innovative, high-quality research, he has established a national and international standing. His excellence in research has been demonstrated by development of many innovative new products, 2 international patents, 142 high-quality refereed publications (including 57 journal papers, 2 books and 12 book chapters), 13 research grants amounting A$3.1 million including one highly competitive Advanced Queensland fellowship, and being invited by reputed universities for seminars and establishment of national and international research collaboration. Dr. Karim’s innovative product development capability is well recognised. He developed an ultrasonic washing machine and ultrasonic dishwasher (both patented), highly efficient v-grove solar thermal collector for drying applications, stratified thermal storage for air-conditioning systems, intermittent microwave assisted convective dryer, and intermittent microwave heat pump dryers. Dr. Karim’s papers are highly cited. In last 5 years, 12 of his papers have attracted about 1200 citations. Dr. Karim serves as an assistant editor for Drying Technology, a journal published by Taylor & Francis. He is also an editorial board member of International Journal of Food Properties.

Chung Lim Law, Ph. D. is Professor of Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. He serves as Head of Department of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. Chung Lim received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the National University of Malaysia as well as hi