Energy-efficient regimes for aerodynamic tube dehydration of agro-industrial technologies residual products

The purpose of this work is to determine energy-efficient regimes for aerodynamic tube dehydration of residual products from agro-industrial technologies. To achieve this goal, an experimental electrical installation was developed, that applies the aerodynamic tube thermal treatment method for the dehydration process of the products under examination. The research focused on the example of apple seeds residues from the juice extraction industry, as these residues are currently of great interest to other industries, and the technological processing equipment and methods used in their case is inefficient and does not allow for the justified utilization of these products, because they currently have valuable potential for the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries, thus inefficient dehydration technologies do not allow for the further use of these seeds in related industries. The main problems currently existing in the field of dehydration of these products are the increased consumption of electricity and the low quality of the processed seeds. Thus, the main results obtained on the basis of research carried out using the developed installation are, first and foremost, increased energy efficiency and improved quality of end products, with the application in this case of the aerodynamic tube treatment method and by arguing the technological dehydration regimes. The significance of the results lies in solving the pressing current problems faced by producers in the agro-industrial sector, by making the treatment process more efficient, which also provides the opportunity to utilize waste in the context of the circular economy.