Abstract: This article presents a semi-mechanistic model (a hybrid of the classic and fuzzy models) of an osmotic dehydration process of pineapple. The fuzzy model (Takagi-Sugeno) represents a kinetic parameter of the physical process and it is developed through fuzzy clasification of data (Gustaffson-Kessel algorithm). The fuzzy model is then incorporated in the mass conservation equation (classic model) aiming at the numerical prediction of the process. Experiments and validations are presented.
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Carlos Collazos, Hermes Castellanos, Ary Burbano, Jorge Cardona, Javier Cuervo, Adriana Maldonado, "Semi-Mechanistic Modeling of an Osmotic Dehydration Process," WSEAS Transactions on Systems, vol. 16, pp. 27-35, 2017, DOI:
Carlos Collazos, Hermes Castellanos, Ary Burbano, Jorge Cardona, Javier Cuervo, Adriana Maldonado. Semi-Mechanistic Modeling of an Osmotic Dehydration Process.
WSEAS Transactions on Systems. 2017;16:27-35.