Drying of carrots. II. Evaluation of drying models

Drying Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1989, Pages 641-661

  Pinaga, F ^b   Berna, A ^a   Rossello, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

carrot; drying; drying kinetics; mass and heat transfer; Modelling; shrinkage; simulation

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION--MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

AIR DRYING TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS; CARROT DRYING PROCESS; CARROT SHRINKAGE; DRYING CONTRACTION MODEL; TEST PARTICLE MOISTURE CONTENT;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

EID: 0024910788     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373938908916620     Document Type: Article

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