Mathematical modelling of solar drying of apricots in thin layers

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 209-216

  Togrul, Inci Türk ^a   Pehlivan, Dursun ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apricot; Conical concentrator; Modelling; Solar dryer; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DRYING; FORCED CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR ENERGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

SOLAR DRYING;

FOOD PROCESSING;

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 0036887427     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(02)00065-1     Document Type: Article

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