DETERMINING THE OPTIMAL REGIMES FOR DRYING JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE TUBERS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD

A method of treatment under the influence of a pulsed electric field has been investigated to accelerate the drying process of Jerusalem artichoke tubers. Experiments were conducted on drying at different voltage levels and pulse numbers of the pulsed electric field. As a result of the experiments, the optimal values of the pulsed electric field’s influence and the optimal parameters of the drying process were determined, and a mathematical model expressing them was developed.