Energy and Productivity Yield Assessment of a Traditional Furnace for Noncentrifugal Brown Sugar (Panela) Production
Noncentrifugal brown sugar (called panela in Colombia) is a natural sweetener obtained from the extraction, purification, and concentration of sugarcane juices. In this work, energy and productivity yield of a traditional furnace for panela production were evaluated, considering five performance ind...
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| author | Luis F. Gutiérrez-Mosquera Sebastián Arias-Giraldo Adela M. Ceballos-Peñaloza |
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| description | Noncentrifugal brown sugar (called panela in Colombia) is a natural sweetener obtained from the extraction, purification, and concentration of sugarcane juices. In this work, energy and productivity yield of a traditional furnace for panela production were evaluated, considering five performance indices. Experimental productions were developed in a pilot plant facility, analyzing furnace gas emissions of furnace and bagasse properties. Mass, energy, and exergy balances were performed. The following indices were obtained from the experimental runs: energy efficiency 12.726 ± 1.091%, exergy efficiency 9.013 ± 0.710%, energy losses through chimney 72.293 ± 11.507%, yield 0.144 ± 0.021 kgpanela/kgbagasse, productivity 7.450 ± 0.520 kgpanela/h, and bagasse consumption 1.258 ± 0.139 kgbagasse consumed/kgbagasse produced. It was found that these outcomes were strongly influenced by excess air and gas circulation velocity through the furnace, which affects the combustion rate and heat transfer between the gases and the juices. Finally, it was concluded that the traditional scheme is inefficient and requires various critical operational adjustments, such as combustion chamber, chimney draft control, and heat exchangers design. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5f81ad0d9064452ebc164e18b0e277b62025-02-03T01:26:40ZengWileyInternational Journal of Chemical Engineering1687-806X1687-80782018-01-01201810.1155/2018/68419756841975Energy and Productivity Yield Assessment of a Traditional Furnace for Noncentrifugal Brown Sugar (Panela) ProductionLuis F. Gutiérrez-Mosquera0Sebastián Arias-Giraldo1Adela M. Ceballos-Peñaloza2Department of Engineering, Food and Agribusiness Research Group, Universidad de Caldas, Calle 65 No. 26–10, Manizales, ColombiaFood and Agribusiness Research Group, Universidad de Caldas, Calle 65 No. 26–10, Manizales, ColombiaFood and Agribusiness Research Group, Universidad de Caldas, Calle 65 No. 26–10, Manizales, ColombiaNoncentrifugal brown sugar (called panela in Colombia) is a natural sweetener obtained from the extraction, purification, and concentration of sugarcane juices. In this work, energy and productivity yield of a traditional furnace for panela production were evaluated, considering five performance indices. Experimental productions were developed in a pilot plant facility, analyzing furnace gas emissions of furnace and bagasse properties. Mass, energy, and exergy balances were performed. The following indices were obtained from the experimental runs: energy efficiency 12.726 ± 1.091%, exergy efficiency 9.013 ± 0.710%, energy losses through chimney 72.293 ± 11.507%, yield 0.144 ± 0.021 kgpanela/kgbagasse, productivity 7.450 ± 0.520 kgpanela/h, and bagasse consumption 1.258 ± 0.139 kgbagasse consumed/kgbagasse produced. It was found that these outcomes were strongly influenced by excess air and gas circulation velocity through the furnace, which affects the combustion rate and heat transfer between the gases and the juices. Finally, it was concluded that the traditional scheme is inefficient and requires various critical operational adjustments, such as combustion chamber, chimney draft control, and heat exchangers design.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6841975 |
| spellingShingle | Luis F. Gutiérrez-Mosquera Sebastián Arias-Giraldo Adela M. Ceballos-Peñaloza Energy and Productivity Yield Assessment of a Traditional Furnace for Noncentrifugal Brown Sugar (Panela) Production International Journal of Chemical Engineering |
| title | Energy and Productivity Yield Assessment of a Traditional Furnace for Noncentrifugal Brown Sugar (Panela) Production |
| title_full | Energy and Productivity Yield Assessment of a Traditional Furnace for Noncentrifugal Brown Sugar (Panela) Production |
| title_fullStr | Energy and Productivity Yield Assessment of a Traditional Furnace for Noncentrifugal Brown Sugar (Panela) Production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Energy and Productivity Yield Assessment of a Traditional Furnace for Noncentrifugal Brown Sugar (Panela) Production |
| title_short | Energy and Productivity Yield Assessment of a Traditional Furnace for Noncentrifugal Brown Sugar (Panela) Production |
| title_sort | energy and productivity yield assessment of a traditional furnace for noncentrifugal brown sugar panela production |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6841975 |
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