Dr. Wilton Pereira Da Silva
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Dr. Wilton Pereira Da Silva

Associate Professor
Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Food Engineering from Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil

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Area of Interest:

Food Science and Technology
100%
Food Engineering
62%
Food Properties
90%
Food Analysis
75%
Osmotic Dehydration
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
0
Articles
0
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Silva, C.M.D.P.S., W.P. Silva, V.S.O. Farias and J.P. Gomes, 2012. Effective diffusivity and convective mass transfer coefficient during the drying of bananas. Eng. Agric., 32: 342-353.
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  2. Reis, A.B., C.M.P. Yoshida, V.S.O. Farias and W.P. Silva, 2012. Study of Diffusion and Water Vapor Permeability in Chitosan Films and Chitosan Emulsified Films. Diffusion Solids Liq., 326-328: 170-175.
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  3. Farias, V.S.O., W.P. Silva, C.M.D.P.S. Silva and A.G.B. Lima, 2012. Three-Dimensional Diffusion in Arbitrary Domain Using Generalized Coordinates for the Boundary Condition of the First Kind: Application in Drying. Defect Diffusion Forum, 326-328: 120-125.
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  4. Da Silva, W.P., V.S.O. Farias, G.A. Neves and A.G.B. Lima, 2012. Modeling of Water Transport in Roof Tiles by Removal of Moisture at Isothermal Conditions. Heat Mass Transfer, 48: 809-821.
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  5. Da Silva, W.P., C.M.D.P.S. Silva, V.S.O. Farias and J.P. Gomes, 2012. Diffusion models to describe the drying process of peeled bananas: Optimization and simulation. Dry. Technol.: Int. J., 30: 164-174.
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  6. Da Silva, W.P., C.M.D.P.S. Silva, L.D. Silva, M.A.A. Lins, 2012. Comparison Between Models with Constant and Variable Diffusivity to Describe Water Absorption by Composite Materials. Materialwiss. Werkstofftech., 43: 825-831.
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  7. Da Silva, W.P., C.M.D.P.S. Silva, J.W. Precker, J.P. Gomes and P.L. Nascimento et al., 2012. Diffusion Models for the Description of Seedless Grape Drying Using Analytical and Numerical Solutions. Agric. Sci., 3: 545-556.
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  8. Da Silva, W.P., C.M.D.P.S. Silva, J.A.R. and V.S.O. Farias, 2012. Empirical and diffusion models to describe water transport into chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Int. J. Food Sci. Technol., 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2012.03183.x.
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  9. Da Silva, W.P., C.M.D.P.S. Silva, F.J.A. Gama and J.P. Gomes, 2012. An empiric equation for the latent heat of vaporization of moisture in bananas during its isothermal drying. Agric. Sci., 3: 214-220.
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  10. Da Silva, W.P., C.M.D.P.S. Silva and F.J.A. Gama, 2012. An Improved Technique for Determining Transport Parameters in Cooling Processes. J. Food Eng., 111: 394-402.
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  11. Da Silva, W.P., C.M.D.P.S. Silva, J.W. Precker and M.E.M. Duarte, 2012. Determination of the Uncertainty for the Thermal Conductivity Obtained as a Function of the Moisture Content for Several Foodstuffs. Int. J. Food Sci. Tech., 47: 2452-2459.
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  12. W.P. Silva, J.E.F. Carmo, C.M.D.P.S. Silva and R.F. Aragao, 2011. Determination of Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient during Cooling of an Individual Strawberry Fruit using Different Methods. Int. Rev. Chem. Eng., 3: 233-240.
  13. W.P. Silva, C.M.D.P.S. Silva, P.L. Nascimento, J.E.F. Carmo and D.D.P.S. Silva, 2011. Influence of the Geometry on the Numerical Simulation of the Cooling Kinetics of Cucumbers. Spanish J. Agric. Res., 9: 242-251.
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  14. V.C.A. Cruz, M.M.S. Nobrega, W.P. Silva, L.H.Carvalho and A.G.B. Lima, 2011. An Experimental Study of Water Absorption in Polyester Composites Reinforced with Macambira Natural Fiber. Materialwiss. Werkstofftech., 42: 979-984.
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  15. Da Silva, W.P., L.D. Silva, C.M.D.P.S. Silva and P.L. Nascimento, 2011. Optimization and Simulation of Drying Processes Using Diffusion Models: Application to Wood Drying Using Forced Air at Low Temperature. Wood Sci. Technol., 45: 787-800.
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  16. Da Silva, W.P., C.M.D.P.S. Silva, V.S.O. Farias and A.G.B. Lima, 2011. Effect of the Geometry on the Description of the Water Absorption by Composite Materials Using Diffusion Models. Materialwiss. Werkstofftech., 42: 747-752.
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  17. Da Silva, W.P., C.M.D.P.S. Silva and M.A.A. Lins, 2011. Determination of Expressions for the Thermal Diffusivity of Canned Foodstuffs by the Inverse Method and Numerical Simulations of Heat Penetration. Int. J. Food Sci. Tech., 46: 811-818.
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  18. Da Silva, W.P., J.W. Precker, C.M.D.P.S. Silva and J.P. Gomes, 2010. Determination of Effective Diffusivity and Convective Mass Transfer Coefficient for Cylindrical Solids Via Analytical Solution and Inverse Method: Application to the Drying of Rough Rice. J. Food Eng., 98: 302-308.
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  19. Da Silva, W.P., C.M.D.P.S. Silva, V.S.O. Farias and D.D.P.S. Silva, 2010. Calculation of the Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient and Cooling Kinetics of an Individual Fig Fruit. Heat Mass Transfer, 46: 371-380.
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  20. Da Silva, W.P., C.M.D.P.S. Silva, D.D.P.S. Silva, G.A. Neves and A.G.B. Limad, 2010. Mass and Heat Transfer Study in Solids of Revolution Via Numerical Simulations Using Finite Volume Method and Generalized Coordinates for the Cauchy Boundary Condition. Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 53: 1183-1194.
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