Modeling of cooking and phase change of egg white using computational fluid dynamics

This study proposes simulating the cooking of eggs by modeling fluid egg products as phase-change materials (PCMs) within a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. A simplified physical prototype was built to conduct experiments to tune a simpler version of the mathematical model. The information...

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Main Authors: Rubén E. Sánchez-García, Orlando Castilleja-Escobedo, Rodrigo Salmón-Folgueras, José Luis López-Salinas
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Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Current Research in Food Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665927124001989
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author Rubén E. Sánchez-García
Orlando Castilleja-Escobedo
Rodrigo Salmón-Folgueras
José Luis López-Salinas
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description This study proposes simulating the cooking of eggs by modeling fluid egg products as phase-change materials (PCMs) within a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. A simplified physical prototype was built to conduct experiments to tune a simpler version of the mathematical model. The information was later used to build a complete mathematical model of a real egg that was compared with experimental data. Phase transition temperature ranges, and the energy required to initialize the transition were specified. Heat transfer coefficients were estimated for both models. Experiments for thermal processing and phase change were conducted at temperatures between 90 and 100 °C. The real egg model was validated with experimental data reported elsewhere. The simulations assess the time required to cook an egg (800–1200 s), demonstrating a homogeneous increase in temperature and phase transition. However, potential overestimation in simulations was observed, likely due to differences in quantifying techniques and non-uniform cooking processes.
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spelling doaj-art-085a94ce6acf4c19b8898e7fddccf84e2024-12-13T11:03:20ZengElsevierCurrent Research in Food Science2665-92712024-01-019100872Modeling of cooking and phase change of egg white using computational fluid dynamicsRubén E. Sánchez-García0Orlando Castilleja-Escobedo1Rodrigo Salmón-Folgueras2José Luis López-Salinas3Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N.L., 64849, MexicoTecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N.L., 64849, MexicoTecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N.L., 64849, MexicoCorresponding author. Av. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501 Sur, Col. Tecnológico; Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64849, Mexico.; Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N.L., 64849, MexicoThis study proposes simulating the cooking of eggs by modeling fluid egg products as phase-change materials (PCMs) within a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. A simplified physical prototype was built to conduct experiments to tune a simpler version of the mathematical model. The information was later used to build a complete mathematical model of a real egg that was compared with experimental data. Phase transition temperature ranges, and the energy required to initialize the transition were specified. Heat transfer coefficients were estimated for both models. Experiments for thermal processing and phase change were conducted at temperatures between 90 and 100 °C. The real egg model was validated with experimental data reported elsewhere. The simulations assess the time required to cook an egg (800–1200 s), demonstrating a homogeneous increase in temperature and phase transition. However, potential overestimation in simulations was observed, likely due to differences in quantifying techniques and non-uniform cooking processes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665927124001989Food cookingComputational fluid dynamicsCFDphase change materialPCMThermal processing
spellingShingle Rubén E. Sánchez-García
Orlando Castilleja-Escobedo
Rodrigo Salmón-Folgueras
José Luis López-Salinas
Modeling of cooking and phase change of egg white using computational fluid dynamics
Current Research in Food Science
Food cooking
Computational fluid dynamics
CFD
phase change material
PCM
Thermal processing
title Modeling of cooking and phase change of egg white using computational fluid dynamics
title_full Modeling of cooking and phase change of egg white using computational fluid dynamics
title_fullStr Modeling of cooking and phase change of egg white using computational fluid dynamics
title_full_unstemmed Modeling of cooking and phase change of egg white using computational fluid dynamics
title_short Modeling of cooking and phase change of egg white using computational fluid dynamics
title_sort modeling of cooking and phase change of egg white using computational fluid dynamics
topic Food cooking
Computational fluid dynamics
CFD
phase change material
PCM
Thermal processing
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665927124001989
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