A simplified model for determination of moisture diffusivity of date from experimental drying curves

Drying Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 1109-1125

  Kechaou, N ^a   Maalej, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Date; Drying curve; Modelisation; Moisture diffusivity; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

AIR; DIFFUSION; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

AIR VELOCITY; DIFFUSION EQUATION; DRYING CURVES; MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TUNISIA DEGLET NOUR DATES;

DRYING;

DRYING; FOOD PROCESSING; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION;

EID: 0342748476     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930008917758     Document Type: Article

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