Research Article

Numerical Modeling of a Hot Plate Stove for Peanut Roasting

Table 7

Hot plate surface temperature for the experimental and predicted conditions at different fin configurations versus time.

Time (s)Hot plate surface temperature
Hot plate (without fins) experimental (°C)Hot plate (without fins) predicted (°C)Hot plate with rod fins predicted (°C)Hot plate with honeycomb fins predicted (°C)

030.130.130.130.1
30042.350.8368840.5294937.42657
6004767.2092853.4995545.85424
90057.470.7016862.1764551.75321
120055.369.3046267.2105255.5708
150064.178.5063476.6753762.32829
180066.778.1065683.5619967.47927
210069.375.3827587.2955870.79904
240066.370.9804689.9553273.46316
27007979.1297597.1717979.0695
300076.381.09478103.706984.29769
330078.286.40991110.809490.05375
360083.297.53341121.879898.34925
390090.4110.9372135.6838108.5371
420088.9109.6522144.5668115.765
450083.7107.1539151.1753121.7142
4800101.1126.4397167.0472133.6128
5100107.4134.8871182.9843145.6897
5400108.7138.9646196.2829156.3919
5700110143.3209.8445167.4088
6000110.9142.1373221.0136177.0444
6300115.3141.5335231.034186.078
6600120.6148.1008243.6005196.81
6900118.4144.8226252.6613205.347
7200111.7133.9076255.5703209.997
7500121.3132.4922259.7463215.5144
7800126.1142.2089269.4999224.5233
8100129.5150.4031280.9035234.5581
8400131.1152.6216289.9701243.198
8700124.4151.9939297.073250.6639
9000133153.2493304.587258.3506
9300131.5151.835310.6253265.0674
9600128.4143.9568312.6161269.2107
9900135.5150.2267318.7322275.9133
10200138154.3543325.557282.9557
10500135.4149.8572327.0896286.6313
10800133.7143.8465324.9341287.9087