Evaluation of convective heat transfer coefficient during drying of shrinking bodies

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 47, Issue 15-16, 2006, Pages 2591-2601

  Rahman, Najmur ^a   Kumar, Subodh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Heat transfer coefficient; Natural convection; Potato drying; Shrinkage effect

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DRYING; NATURAL CONVECTION; SHRINKAGE;

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; POTATO DRYING; SHRINKAGE EFFECT;

HEAT TRANSFER;

POTATO STARCH;

EID: 33646431998     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2005.10.025     Document Type: Article

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