Modeling effective moisture diffusivity of wheat (Tajan) during air drying

International Journal of Food Properties

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 223-232

  Rafiee, Shahin ^a   Keyhani, Alireza ^a   Jafari, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diffusivity estimation; Thin layer; Wheat

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DRYING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE;

AIR DRYING; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; THIN LAYER;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 40249120449     PISSN: 10942912     EISSN: 15322386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10942910701291858     Document Type: Article

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