Heat pump drying of agricultural materials

Drying Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 235-250

  Prasertsan, S ^a   Saen saby, P ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Banana drying; Dryer performance; Heat pump dryer; MER; SMER; Wood drying

Indexed keywords

DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FRUITS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; WOOD;

HEAT PUMP DRYERS (HPD); MOISTURE EXTRACTION RATES (MER); SPECIFIC MOISTURE EXTRACTION RATES (SMER);

DRYING;

DRYING; HEAT PUMP; WOOD;

EID: 0031925786     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373939808917401     Document Type: Article

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