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CABRERA SANCHEZ, Jorge L.; PUERTA FERNANDEZ, Juan F.  y  GONZALEZ PEREZ, Félix. DETERMINATION OF FUEL SAVING POTENTIAL IN THE DRYING OF TORULA YEAST FROM MASS AND ENERGY BALANCES. Universidad y Sociedad [online]. 2017, vol.9, n.3, pp.253-560. ISSN 2218-3620.

The article presents a thermodynamic analysis of the behavior of the main parameters involved in the drying process in the production of torula yeast from the factory of the complex Antonio Sánchez de Cienfuegos, in which, due to the characteristics of this process, many of these parameters are not controlled or known, and yet in one way or another some of them influence the fuel consumption of this stage. As a result of the application of the mass and energy balances to the drying process at work, the values ​​of the fuel consumption of the drying stage are evaluated and determined by the application of a methodology, and potential savings are identified with special attention to the introduction of improvements to the process through the use of dilution air preheating, leaving the stage ready for the study and subsequent analysis of possible alternatives that could be applied to contribute to the increase of energy efficiency and The reduction of the cost of energy.

Palabras clave : Drying; torula; yeast; saving; fuel.

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