Effect of modelling assumptions on the effective water diffusivity in wheat

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 175-185

  Gaston A L ^a   Abalone, R M ^a,b   Giner, S A ^c,d,e   Bruce, D M ^f  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO EN CRIOTECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CIDCA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^e Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

^f SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3042726698     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2004.02.009     Document Type: Article

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