Effect of drying methods on thin-layer drying characteristics of hull-less seed pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.)

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-30

  Sacilik, Kamil ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Effective diffusivity; Hot air drying; Hull less seed pumpkin; Moisture ratio; Solar tunnel drying

Indexed keywords

DRYING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SOLAR ENERGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITY; HULL-LESS SEED PUMPKIN; SOLAR TUNNEL DRYING;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

HOT AIR DRYING; MOISTURE; SEEDS; VEGETABLES;

CUCURBITA PEPO;

EID: 33748789339     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2006.01.023     Document Type: Article

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