Choosing an appropriate drying model for intermittent and continuous drying of bananas

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 330-343

  Baini, R ^a   Langrish, T A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Banana drying kinetics; Continuous drying; Intermittent drying; Relaxation moisture content

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DRYING; KILNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SOLAR DRYERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BANANA; CONTINUOUS DRYING; INTERMITTENT DRYING; RELAXATION MOISTURE;

FOOD PRESERVATION;

EID: 33748767131     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2006.01.068     Document Type: Article

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