Intrinsic and relative permeability for flow of humid air in unsaturated apple tissues

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-192

  Feng, H ^a   Tang, J ^b   Plumb, O A ^c   Cavalieri, R P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrinsic permeability; Kozeny Carman model; Mass transfer; Porous media; Relative permeability

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; MASS TRANSFER; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMICS;

APPLE TISSUES; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY;

FRUITS;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0242608652     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(03)00231-0     Document Type: Article

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