Optimization of drying parameters of bird's eye chilli in a fluidized bed dryer

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 695-700

  Tasirin, S M ^a   Kamarudin, S K ^a   Ghani, J A ^a   Lee, K F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Drying technology; Fluidized bed dryer; Optimization; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

DRYING; MOISTURE; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DRYING TECHNOLOGY; FLUIDIZED BED DRYER; TAGUCHI METHOD;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

AVES;

EID: 33845311136     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2006.06.030     Document Type: Article

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