Comparison of Mathematical Modeling, Artificial Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic for Predicting the Moisture Ratio of Garlic and Shallot in a Fluidized Bed Dryer
Journal Title: Journal of Agricultural Machinery - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction Garlic (Allium sativum L.) is an important Allium crop in the world. Due to its therapeutic properties, it was cultivated in many countries. Furthermore, garlic is usually used as a flavoring agent; it may be used in the shape of powder or granule as a valuable condiment for foods. In addition to its use in food products, it was also widely used as an anticancer agent. Shallot (Allium hiertifolium Boiss. L) is a perennial and bulbous plant. It is from Alliaceae family and is an important medicinal plant. The shallot is native of Iran, and grows in the high pastures. Shallot is consumed in dry areas in most parts of the country. Also shallots have been well known in Iranian folk medicine and its bulbs have been widely used for treating rheumatic and inflammatory disorders. In addition, this plant is used in the preparation of significant amounts of potassium, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, sodium, pickles and as an additive to yogurt and pickles. ANN as a modern approach has successfully been used to solve an extensive variety of problems in the science and engineering, exclusively for some space where the conventional modeling procedure fail. A well-trained ANN can be used as a predictive model for a special use, which is a data processing system inspired by biological neural system. When mathematical equations are difficult to extrapolate, and fuzzy logic is better when decisions must be made with the estimated values below the incomplete information. The fuzzy logic theory effectively addresses the uncertainty problems that solve the ambiguity. Materials and Methods  The aim of this study was to predict moisture ratio of garlic and shallot during the drying process with fluidized bed dryer using mathematical model, artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic methods. Tests were carried out on three levels of inlet air temperature (40, 55 and 70 °C) and three inlet air velocities (0.5, 1.5 and 2.5 m s-1). To estimate the drying kinetic of garlic and shallot, five mathematical models were used to fit the experimental data of thin layer drying. Three factors (air temperature, air velocity and drying time) to forecast moisture ratio in fluidized bed dryer as independent variables for artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic was considered. Cascade forward back propagation (CFBP) and feed forward back propagation (FFBP) with Levenberg-Marquardt (LM), Bayesian learning (BR) algorithms for ANN and the Mamdani Fuzzy Inference System using triangular membership function were used for training patterns. Results and Discussion Consequently, the Page and Midilli et al. model was selected as the best mathematical model to describe the drying kinetics of the garlic and shallot slices, respectively. The results of artificial neural networks model for predicting MR showed that the R2 of 0.9994 and 0.9996; and and RMSE of 0.0036 and 0.0014 were obtained for garlic and shallot, respectively. Also, The fuzzy inference system presented the R2 of 0.9997 and 0.9998; and and RMSE of 0.0027 and 0.0011 for garlic and shallot, respectively. Comparing the results obtained from mathematical models, artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic, showed that the RMSE in the fuzzy logic was lower than artificial neural network and mathematical models. Conclusion Three factors (air temperature, air velocity and drying time) were considered for forecasting moisture ratio in fluidized bed dryer as independent variables using mathematical model, artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic. Cascade forward back propagation (CFBP) and feed forward back propagation (FFBP) with Levenberg-Marquardt (LM), Bayesian learning (BR) algorithms and the Mamdani Fuzzy Inference System using triangular membership function were used for training the patterns. Comparing the results obtained from mathematical models, artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic, showed that the root mean square error in fuzzy logic was lower than others.
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M. Kaveh,Y. Abbaspour Gilandeh,R. Amiri Chayjan,R. Mohammadigol,
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