A three parameter equation for food moisture sorption isotherms

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-144

  Lewicki, Piotr P ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; ISOTHERMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PROBABILITY; SORPTION; WATER;

PELEG'S MODEL; ROOT MEAN SQUARE;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 0032069980     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.1998.tb00444.x     Document Type: Article

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