A new coarse-grained multiscale model for the numerical simulation of morphological changes of food-plant materials during drying

Warshamana Dewayalage, Chathura Chandimal Wijerathne (2019) A new coarse-grained multiscale model for the numerical simulation of morphological changes of food-plant materials during drying. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology.

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This research project is a step forward in predicting the bulk-scale deformations in food-plant materials during drying in a computationally efficient and accurate manner. In the proposed numerical modelling method, a novel force interaction field was introduced to represent the mechanics of a whole plant cell during drying through its centroid. By utilising this novel modelling approach, the distinct deformation profiles of several food-plant materials were revealed along with the impact of drying situations and features in the microstructure. The developed modelling framework has potential applications in the field of food engineering in controlling quality attributes of dried food-plant products.

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ID Code: 130784
Item Type: QUT Thesis (PhD)
Supervisor: Gu, YuanTong, Turner, Ian, Sauret, Emilie, Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage, Charith, Helambage, Chaminda, & Senadeera, Wijitha
Additional Information: Executive Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award
Keywords: Coarse-graining, Multiscale Modelling, Numerical Modelling, Food-plant materials, Drying, Morphological Changes, Deformation, Coarse-grained multiscale modelling, Macroscale, Computational time, EDCA
DOI: 10.5204/thesis.eprints.130784
Institution: Queensland University of Technology
Deposited On: 17 Jun 2019 10:39
Last Modified: 23 Jan 2025 00:46