Energy consumption and analysis of industrial drying plants for fresh pasta process

Lucio Brunetti; Ferruccio Giametta; Pasquale Catalano; Francesco Villani; Jonathan Fioralba; Flavio Fucci; Giovanna La Fianza

doi:10.4081/jae.2015.478

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Energy consumption and analysis of industrial drying plants for fresh pasta process

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Lucio Brunetti – articles in this journal Department of Agriculture, Environment and Food Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
Ferruccio Giametta – articles in this journal Corresponding author Email Department of Agriculture, Environment and Food Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
Pasquale Catalano – articles in this journal Department of Agriculture, Environment and Food Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
Francesco Villani – articles in this journal Department of Agriculture, Environment and Food Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
Jonathan Fioralba – articles in this journal Department of Agriculture, Environment and Food Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
Flavio Fucci – articles in this journal Department of Agriculture, Environment and Food Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
Giovanna La Fianza – articles in this journal Department of Agriculture, Environment and Food Science, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.

Published: 18 December 2015
Issue: Vol. 46 No. 4 (2015)
Section: Technical Notes
DOI: 10.4081/jae.2015.478
Pages: 167-171

Abstract

The article presents results concerning the energy needs and the CO2 emissions resulting from the production process of a small factory (located in Molise region) producing fresh pasta. Two production processes are responsible for the most of energy demand. The pasteurisation and the drying processes are responsible for the 50% of the electricity consumption and the whole thermal energy. Therefore innovative solutions have been studied in order to limit the energy requirements and the CO₂ emissions. Such solutions take into account the adoption of high-efficiency motors and heat recovery in the main processes.

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Received: 27 May 2015
Accepted: 4 July 2015
Published: 18 December 2015

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“Energy consumption and analysis of industrial drying plants for fresh pasta process” (2015) Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 46(4), pp. 167–171. doi:10.4081/jae.2015.478.

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