Shrinkage characteristics and porosity of pears during drying

Drying Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1525-1530

  Guine R P F ^a   Ramos, M A ^b   Figueiredo, M ^c  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Density; Pear drying; Porosity; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DRYING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; POROSITY; SHRINKAGE;

AIR DRYING; BULK DENSITIES; PARTICLE DENSITIES; PEARS;

FRUITS;

CURVE FITTING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DRYING; FRUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; POROSITY; SHRINKAGE;

EID: 33750558933     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930600961835     Document Type: Article

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14. Dedicated to the memory of Professor José Almiro e Castro.