Air drying of food and biological materials - Modified Biot and Lewis number analysis

Drying Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 9-11, 2005, Pages 2239-2248

  Chen, Xiao Dong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biot number; Heat transfer limiting; Lewis number; Mass transfer limiting; Uniform temperature assumption

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DIFFUSION; EVAPORATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMBER THEORY; SORPTION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VAPORS;

AIR DRYING; BIOT NUMBER ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER LIMITING; LEWIS NUMBER ANALYSIS; MASS TRANFER LIMITING; UNIFORM TEMPERATURE ASSUMPTION;

DRYING;

DRYING; FOOD PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 27144527004     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930500212750     Document Type: Article

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