Publications

Dr. Poonam Rani has authored 18 peer-reviewed journal articles and 1 book chapter in the areas of food processing. Below is a year-wise list of her publications.

A complete and up-to-date list of her publications is available on Google Scholar.


2024

Kumar, P., Rani, P. & Tripathy, P.P. (2024). Indirect mode solar drying of stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) leaves: experimental and numerical investigation of fluid flow pattern, moisture, and temperature distribution profile. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-05725-9

Rani, P., Dubey, A., Kumar, P., & Kumar, A., (2023) Sustainable Renewable Energy Sources for Food and Dairy Processing. Food Process Engineering: Novel Technologies, Safety, Packaging, Nanotechnology and Human Health. Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6831-2_4


2023

Rani, P., & Tripathy, P. P. (2023). CFD coupled heat and mass transfer simulation of pineapple drying process using mixed-mode solar dryers integrated with flat plate and finned collector. Renewable Energy. 217:119210. 10.1016/j.renene.2023.119210.

Rani, P., & Tripathy, P.P. (2023). Drying characteristics and performance acceleration of a mixed-mode solar dryer using finned collector for pineapple slice drying. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery. 10.1007/s13399-023-05107-7

Pandiselvam, R., Mitharwal, S., Rani, P., Shanker, M.A., Kumar, A., Aslam, R., Barut, Y.T., Kothakota, A., Rustagi, S., Bhati, D. & Siddiqui, S.A., (2023). The influence of non-thermal technologies on color pigments of food materials: An updated review. Current Research in Food Science. 6:100529. 10.1016/j.crfs.2023.100529.


2022

Rani, P., & Tripathy P. P. (2022). Experimental investigation on heat transfer performance of solar collector with baffles and semicircular loops fins under varied air mass flow rates. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 178:107597. 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2022.107597

Rani, P., & Tripathy P. P. (2022). Investigating shrinkage corrected drying characteristics, rehydration, color profile and microstructural evolution during solar drying of pineapple slices. Journal of Food Process Engineering. 45(8):1-13. 10.1111/jfpe.14036


2021

Rai, R., Rani, P., & Tripathy P. P. (2021). Osmo-air drying of banana slices: multivariate analysis, process optimization and product quality characterization. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 59(6):2430-2447. 10.1007/s13197-021-05261-8.

Rani, P., & Tripathy P. P. (2021). Drying characteristics, energetic and exergetic investigation during mixed-mode solar drying of pineapple slices at varied air mass flow rates. Renewable Energy. 167:508-519. 10.1016/j.renene.2020.11.107


2020

Rani, P., & Tripathy P. P. (2020). Thermal characteristics of a flat plate solar collector: Influence of air mass flow rate and correlation analysis among process parameters. Solar Energy. 211:464-477 10.1016/j.solener.2020.08.057

Rani, P., & Tripathy P. P. (2020). Heat transfer augmentation of flat plate solar collector through finite element-based parametric study. Journal of Thermal analysis and calorimetry. 147(1):639-660. 10.1007/s10973-020-10208-w

Kumar, A., Rani, P., Purohit, S.R., Rao, P.S. (2020). Effect of ultraviolet irradiation on wheat (Triticum aestivum) flour: Study on protein modification and changes in quality attributes. Journal of Cereal Science. 96:103094. 10.1016/j.jcs.2020.103094

Rani, P., & Tripathy, P. P. (2020) Modelling of moisture migration during convective drying of pineapple slice considering non-isotropic shrinkage and variable transport properties. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 57(10):3748-3761. 10.1007/s13197-020-04407-4

Kumar, A., Rani, P., Kumar, R., Sharma, V., & Purohit, S.R. (2020). Data-driven modelling and prediction of COVID-19 infection in India and correlation analysis of the virus transmission with socio-economic factors. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews. 14(5):1231-1240. 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.07.008

Rani, P., Kumar, A., Purohit, S.R., & Rao, P.S. (2020). Extrusion of fermented rice-black gram flour for development of functional snacks: Characterization, optimization and sensory analysis. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 58(2):494-509. 10.1007/s13197-020-04558-4

Das, S., Rani, P., & Tripathy, P. P. (2020). Development and Characterization of Betel Nut Fiber Composite as a Food Packaging Material. Journal of Natural Fibers. 19(2):747-760. 10.1080/15440478.2020.1761928


2019

Rani, P., Kumar, A., Purohit, S.R, & Rao, P.S. (2019). Development of multigrain extruded flakes and their sensory analysis using fuzzy logic. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization. 14(1):411-424. 10.1007/s11694-019-00303-4

Rani, P., & Tripathy P. P. (2019). Effect of ultrasound and chemical pretreatment on drying characteristics and quality attributes of hot air dried pineapple slices. Journal of food science and technology. 56(11):4911-4924. 10.1007/s13197-019-03961-w


2017

Rani, P., Kumar, A., Purohit, S.R, & Rao, P.S. (2017). Impact of fermentation and extrusion processing on physicochemical, sensory and bioactive properties of rice-black gram mixed flour. LWT-Food Science and Technology. 89:155-163 10.1016/j.lwt.2017.10.050

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