• The Journal of Natural Sciences
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.139-149
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• 2004

It was aimed to find out an efficient method of drying hot pepper, of which powder is used as one of the main ingredients in Korean dish preparation including Kimchi. Before sun or heat drying fruits harvested were horizontally cut into three pieces punched with an auger of 4 mm in diameter, or used as the whole fruit. Various drying methods were used including sun drying, drying under a plastic house, sun drying after heat drying for 5 hours at $70^{\circ}C$, $80^{\circ}C$, or $90^{\circ}C$, heat drying only at $50^{\circ}C$, $60^{\circ}C$, or $70^{\circ}C$, and changing temperature of $70^{\circ}C$, $5hours+60^{\circ}C$ until coplete dry, $80^{\circ}C+60^{\circ}C$, or $90^{\circ}C+60^{\circ}C$. The results are summarized as follows. With sun drying of the whole fruit, in required about 10days to reach the satisfactory level of dryness as indicated by its moisture content of below 10% in general. In case of heat drying combined with sun drying, it required 5 to 7 days. For cut fruits, it required 1 or 2 days less than for whole or pinholed fruits until drying. Under heat of alternation temperature drying, cut fruits also dried 15-20 hours earlier compared with whole of pinholed fruits. There were not significant differences for the recovery rate of the fruit with various drying methods. The occurrence of white fruits, which are caused by one of physiological disorders during drying, and rotten fruits was reduced with the cut fruit drying. The damages were very high with the PE house drying, but very little with the heat drying.

• Journal of Conservation Science
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.91-100
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• 2011

This study is to examine the PEG concentration, and drying humidity and drying periods of humidity-controlled drying(HCD) for conservation of waterlogged woods(Pinus densiflora S. et Z.), and dimension stability of HCD were compared with those of air-drying and vacuum freeze-drying(VFD). Dimension stability of vacuum freeze-drying was the most excellent, i.e., PEG crystal was uniformly distributed in woods. Increasing concentrations of PEG, dimension stability of HCD was increased and drying periods decreased. Dimension stability of HCD after the treatment with the high concentration(70%) of PEG soaking was similar to those of VFD after the treatment with the low concentration(40%) of PEG soaking. In conclusion, high concentration(about 70% in water) PEG solution was the most suitable as a pre-treatment for HCD of waterlogged woods. However, drying should be maintained with enough high humidity and longer period.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.38 no.7
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• pp.879-884
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• 2009

Allium tuberosum Rotter (Liliaceae, Chinese chives) is a perennial herb of which leaves are used for food. This study investigated the effect of pretreatment on quality of dehydrated Chinese chives. Chinese chives was blanched at $80^{\circ}C$ for 20 sec, followed by drying at $70^{\circ}C$, $80^{\circ}C$, $100^{\circ}C$, or drying at $100^{\circ}C$ for 30 min and subsequent drying at $70^{\circ}C$, or $100^{\circ}C$ for 60 min and subsequent drying at $70^{\circ}C$. Optimum drying temperature and time was $100^{\circ}C$ for 30 min and subsequent drying at $70^{\circ}C$, or $100^{\circ}C$ for 60 min and subsequent drying at $70^{\circ}C$. These conditions were shortened time for dehydration and showed smaller decrease than others in Hunter color L, a, b. Dehydrated Chinese chives showed a constant decrease in greenness with storage, probably due to destruction of chlorophyll by light. In the measurement of Hunter color L, a, b, these conditions showed smaller decrease than others in Hunter color for 15 week storage. Chlorophyll content and SOD (superoxide dismutase)-like activity in that condition was higher than others. It was assumed that a phenolic compound that forms its thermostable activity. The fitness of drying models was conducted in order to explain reducing chlorophyll loss and SOD (superoxide dismutase)-like activity loss. Based upon the chlorophyll content, SOD-like activity, and retention of green color of the vegetable, optimum drying conditions was $100^{\circ}C$ for 30 min followed by $100^{\circ}C$ for 30 min and subsequent drying at $70^{\circ}C$, or $100^{\circ}C$ for 60 min and subsequent drying at $70^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.50-56
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• 1987

중규모 벼농가에서의 벼건조 및 저장을 위하여, 한국형 개량곳간(크기: $1.8{\times}2.4m$, 높이 : 3.2m, 규모 : 2-4 M/T)을 개발하였다. 송풍기(0.5마력) 및 공기유도닥트를 부착하여 건조 및 aeration이 가능하도록 하였으며, 저장중 양곡손실을 최소한 줄이기 위해 방서용철망, 환풍창 및 구판들을 설치하였다. 그리고 양곡의 입출고가 용이하도록 내리닫이쪽문을 설치하였다. 개발된 개량곳간을 이용하여 1981년, 1982년, 1983년 가을에 각각 수확한 물벼를 수확즉시 건조하였을 때, 기후조건, 수확시기, 수확시의 수분함량, 풍량, 송풍시간, 곳간내에서의 벼의 높이 등에 따라서 차이는 있으나 상온 통풍에 의하여 벼를 잘 건조할 수 있었다. 그리고 건조조건에 따라서 건조양상은 달랐으나 180~352시간의 건조시간이 소요되었으며, 연속 상온통풍에 의하여 건조된 벼의 품질은 비교적 양호하였다.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.619-624
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• 1999

This work was to study the potential health food use of germinated colored rice after germinating and drying using microwave under vacuum. Colored rice was soaked in water at $15^{\circ}C$ for 2 days and then germinated at $25^{\circ}C$ for $3{\sim}4\;days$. The germinated colored rice was dried by different drying methods: microwave vacuum drying 1, microwave vacuum drying $2\;(drying{\rightarrow}crushing{\rightarrow}drying)$, hot air drying, vacuum drying and freeze drying. Each drier except freeze drier was set to maintain the sample temperature at $60^{\circ}C$. During microwave vacuum drying 1 or 2, the sample reached $60^{\circ}C$ much faster (within 5 min) and was dried much faster ($2{\sim}3\;hrs$ than the other drying methods. The initial drying rate of microwave vacuum drying was ten times faster than that of hot air drying. The microwave vacuum drying 2 retained the highest ${\alpha}-amylase$ activity, followed by microwave vacuum drying 1, freeze drying, vacuum drying, and hot air drying.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.204-208
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• 1999

농산물의 적정 건조온도는 대상작물에 따라서 다르지만, 건조온도를 적정수준으로 유지하고 건조시간을 단축하기 위하여 기계식 건조가 많이 이용되고 있다. 이것은 건조시간의 단축뿐만 아니라 노동력도 상당히 절약할 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있으나 연료비의 불안정과 자원의 한계성 때문에 태양열을 비롯한 대체 에너지를 이용하는 연구가 꾸준히 이루어지고 있다. (중략)

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.41-54
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• 1986

순환식(循環式) 벼 건조과정(乾燥科程)을 건조(乾燥)-템퍼링의 연속 과정으로 간주하여 이를 해석(解析)할 수 있는 시뮬레이션 모델을 개발하였으며, 시뮬레이션 결과치와 실험치가 잘 일치하였다. 특히 벼의 박층건조방정식(薄層乾燥方程式)으로 Page 형의 방정식(方程式)과 수분확산방정식(水分擴散方程式)을 이용한 모델을 비교하였으며, 수분확산계수는 백미부(白米部), 쌀겨부(部) 및 왕겨부(部)로 나누어 고려하였다. 시뮬레이션 모델을 이용하여 순건조(純乾燥) 및 템퍼링 시간(時間)이 건조속도(乾燥速度), 소요(所要)에너지 및 곡물품질(穀物品質)에 미치는 영향을 분석(分析)하고 적절한 순건조시간(純乾燥時間) 및 템퍼링 시간을 제시하였다.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.488-496
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• 2011

Cold-air drying was conducted for a steamed pumpkin-sweet potato slab to improve its quality, convenience, and preference as a snack. A steamed pumpkin-sweet potato slab was dried from 10 to $25^{\circ}C$ for 48 h, and its moisture content, color, texture, and taste at different drying temperatures and drying times were evaluated. The lowest moisture content was 4.98%, at $25^{\circ}C$. The lightness decreased, but the other color values (a, b, and ${\Delta}E$) increased with the increasing drying temperature and drying time. The reducing sugar and soluble solid ranged from 98.7 to 194.75 mg/g and 19-70 $^{\circ}Brix$, respectively. The highest hardness of the steamed pumpkin-sweet potato slab was 23.88 $kg_f/cm^2$, and the springiness and cohesiveness were 91.15 and 98.36% when it was dried at $25^{\circ}C$ for 48 h. The sensory evaluation score was high at $10^{\circ}C$, 40 h and at $25^{\circ}C$, 24 h. The optimum drying condition was predicted at $19^{\circ}C$, 32 h via response surface methodology (RSM).

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.37-43
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• 1982

Constant rate period, falling rate period and diffusion coefficient using filefish fillet as sample during drying in hot air drier were determined under controlled conditions of temperature, humidity and air velocity. Drying rate curve consisted of a short period of constant rate and two stages of falling rate period. When 1 to 3m/see of air velocities were applied, diffusion coefficients were in the range of 1.9130 to $2.6187\;{\times}\;10^{-6}\;\textrm{cm}^2/sec$ at $50^{\circ}C$. 2.4806 to $3.5342\;{\times}\;10^{-6}\;\textrm{cm}^2/sec$ at $60^{\circ}C$ and 4.3405 to $5.3042\;{\times}\;10^{-6}\;\textrm{cm}^2/sec$ at $70^{\circ}C$, respectively. Available lysine content was decreased by 15%. 16% and 20% in the fillet dried at $50^{\circ}C$, $60^{\circ}C$ and $70^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.655-661
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• 1989

Optimal drying conditions consisting of air temperature and relative humidity were searched by the simulation-optimization technique for minimizing quality changes in red pepper drying. Optimized drying conditions were analysed in the viewpoint of quality change kinetics and effects of control variables on the state variables. Optimal drying conditions were nearly same in both cases for carotenoid maximization and browning minimization. In two staged optimized drying, relative humidity took a lower search limit of about 10%, and air temperature in the first stage was near the lower limit of $50^{\circ}C$ and in second stage increased to a higher temperature varying with total drying time and stage changing time. Response surface analysis of time invariable drying confirmed the location of the optimal point lying on the vertex of lower limit humidity and a lowest drying temperature which ensures to attain target moisture of 0.2g water/g dry solid. Two stage drying can attain the higher objective function of quality by 3-5% than time invariable drying for shorter total drying times.