Exergetic assessment of drying of mint leaves in a heat pump dryer

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-298

  Colak, Neslihan ^a,d   Kuzgunkaya, Ebru ^b   Hepbasli, Arif ^c  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Mavi Ege Environmental Technologies   (Turkey)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRYING; EXERGY; FLOW RATE; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; SOLAR ENERGY;

EXERGETIC ASSESSMENT; MINT LEAVES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

MENTHA;

EID: 43849111358     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: 17454530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2007.00155.x     Document Type: Article

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