A Three-dimensional Numerical Simulation of Transient Heat and Mass Transfer inside a Single Rice Kernel during the Drying Process

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-200

  Wu, B ^a   Yang, W ^b   Jia, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1242333008     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2003.09.004     Document Type: Article

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