Moisture diffusivity in food and biological materials

Drying Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 1203-1213

  Chen, Xiao Dong ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drying modeling; Effective moisture diffusivity; Liquid diffusion; Measuring diffusivity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; FOOD PRODUCTS; MOISTURE;

DRYING MODELING; LIQUID DEPLETION COEFFICIENT; LIQUID DIFFUSION MODEL; MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY;

DRYING;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DRYING; FOOD PRODUCTS; MOISTURE;

EID: 34547672939     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930701438592     Document Type: Article

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