Sun and artificial air drying kinetics of some agricultural products

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-46

  Karathanos, V T ^a   Belessiotis, V G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; DEHYDRATION; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); INDUSTRIAL HEATING; REACTION KINETICS; SOLAR ENERGY; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

FULLY AUTOMATED INDUSTRIAL DRYER; PARTIAL RECIRCULATION; SOLAR DEHYDRATION;

DRYING;

EID: 0030825525     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(96)00050-7     Document Type: Article

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