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COBEM 2023
27th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Experimental study to analyze the temperature profile of a mashing process
Submission Author:
Julio Santos , RJ , Brazil
Co-Authors:
Julio Santos, Leandro Alcoforado Sphaier, Fernando Peixoto
Presenter: Julio Santos
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2023.COB2023-0393
Abstract
The present study consists in analyzing the mashing process in a simplified wort recirculation system with the objective of emulating the development of the temperature profile during a laboratory scale mashing. The setup was similar to a heat exchanger recirculating mashing system. An experimental setup was assembled, in which, for temperature control, a thermocouple, process controller and a heating element were used. An additional series of thermocouples were used to obtain the discretized temperature profile, which was later compared with theoretical models to verify whether there is reasonable agreement with a real case, even after applying simplifications. With this work, one is also expected to carry out experimental measurements of fermentable sugars concentrations, and enzymatic activity, such experimental results can be used to estimate kinetic parameters of saccharification models.
Keywords
brewing, mashing, Heat transfer
