Simulation of moisture changes in barley during far infrared radiation drying

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-145

  Afzal, T M ^a   Abe, T ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drying; Mass; Modelling; Non linear regression analysis; Prediction; Radiation intensity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; INFRARED DRYING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; RADIATION EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STEPWISE MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

EID: 0034115557     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1699(00)00067-3     Document Type: Article

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