ArticleScientific reports2025
Enhancement of airflow uniformity in multi-tray dryers through a CFD-integrated sequential linear programming framework.
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Drying is a widely employed preservation method in food processing, aimed at extending shelf life by reducing moisture content, thereby minimizing storage and transportation costs. Despite their widespread use, cabinet-type multi-tray dryers often exhibit non-uniform airflow distribution, leading to inconsistent airflow uniformity. This study presents an optimization framework to enhance airflow uniformity by strategically repositioning supply fans, integrating Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations with Sequential Linear Programming (SLP). An L25 orthogonal array guided the CFD experiment design, and a second-order polynomial regression model was developed to correlate the airflow uniformity index (Ui) with fan positions (P1, P2, P3). The optimization, constrained by fixed geometric and operational parameters including a 78.80 mm supply gap, 45° baffle angle, 2.74 m/s Inlet airflow speed and 315 mm fan diameter was conducted for a 32-tray dryer (dimensions: 1420 × 650 × 1600 mm). The regression model achieved R² = 0.9247. Incorporating trust-region techniques into the SLP framework significantly improved convergence efficiency: static and dynamic trust-region approaches reduced iterations to 15 and 8, respectively, compared to 661 without trust-region control. These methods adaptively managed step sizes, promoting faster and more stable convergence without compromising accuracy. The MATLAB-based optimization yielded optimal fan positions of P1 = 359.05 mm, P2 = 395 mm, and P3 = 395 mm, achieving a maximum uniformity of 76.5% with 0.2% prediction error. This CFD–SLP integrated approach offers a reliable, scalable, and cost-effective solution for enhancing airflow uniformity in industrial dryers and holds promise for broader applications such as thermal or fluid process optimization tasks across food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries.
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