USING FUZZY LOGIC TO AUTOMATICALLY CONTROL THE PECTIN DRYING PROCESS
The article deals with the possibility of applying the principles of fuzzy logic in managing the performance of a spray dryer. The drying process is the conversion of raw materials from a liquid state to the form of dried particles by spraying it in a stream of hot air. Developed spray dryer control system will be used to maintain the desired quality of the dried product, regardless of what violations occur during the drying process by changing the feed rate of the concentrated solution. Management consists in changing the speed of the solution supply in order to increase productivity while maintaining the quality of the product - the necessary normalized temperature difference indirectly determining the performance of the equipment. The introduction of fuzzy logic will increase the stability of the process and first of all, the constant quality of products and productivity of the device will be achieved.