Mathematical simulation of stresses within a corn kernel during drying

Drying Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 887-906

  Jia, Can Chun ^a,b   Sun, Da Wen ^a,b   Cao, Chong Wen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corn; Drying; Finite element method; Maize; Mathematical simulation; Modelling; Strain; Stress

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL STRESS;

CORN KERNEL; HYDRO STRESS;

DRYING;

DRYING; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION;

EID: 0034114401     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930008917743     Document Type: Article

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