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A mean-field phase separation model enabling the coupling of non-isothermal flow phenomena with fibre formation in high-moisture extrusion of meat analogues
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bioeconomy and Health, Food Research and Innovation.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1485-8193
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bioeconomy and Health, Food Research and Innovation.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9145-4694
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bioeconomy and Health, Food Research and Innovation.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9979-5488
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Bioeconomy and Health, Food Research and Innovation. Department of Food Research and Innovation, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB, Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden, Department of Industrial and Materials Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0310-4465
2026 (English)In: Journal of Food Engineering, ISSN 0260-8774, E-ISSN 1873-5770, Vol. 412Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In this study, a coupled model integrating flow, temperature, phase separation, fibre alignment, and wall-slip has been developed to elucidate the complex behaviour observed during high moisture extrusion (HME) fibre formation. By departing from previous high-resolution approaches, the model uses a mean-field simplification to conveniently address wall-slip, thus avoiding the numerical intractability associated with resolving microscopic phases through solving the full Cahn-Hilliard equations. The critical simulation parameters are justified through prior studies and microscopy data and may to a certain extent be quantifiable from dead-stop experiments. The model can capture key qualitative features of HME, including the spatial distribution of fibres in the cooling die and their orientation, as observed in microscopy. Moreover, the model explains a potential delicate interplay between die cooling, phase separation/syneresis and protein melt flow characteristics. The study identifies extensional and pre-cooling die orientation of fibres as promising avenues for future model refinement

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Elsevier Ltd , 2026. Vol. 412
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Finite element model; High moisture extrusion; Meat analogues; Microscopy; Phase separation; Simulation; Wall-slip
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Materials Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-80328DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2026.112972Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105027080461OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-80328DiVA, id: diva2:2034532
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The Swedish Scientific Board Formas is gratefully acknowledged for funding of the present study.

Available from: 2026-02-02 Created: 2026-02-02 Last updated: 2026-02-02Bibliographically approved

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