An empirical model for the estimation of moisture ratio during microwave drying of plaster of Paris

Drying Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 963-978

  Ganesapillai, Magesh ^a   Regupathi, Iyyaswami ^b   Murugesan, Thanapalan ^c  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA   (India)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Characterization; Empirical model; Microwave drying; Plaster of Paris (POP)

Indexed keywords

CURING; DEWATERING; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; DRYING; ESTIMATION; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; PLASTER; POLLUTION;

ARRHENIUS; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; DRYING CHARACTERISTICS; DRYING KINETIC; DRYING MODELING; DRYING PARAMETERS; DRYING TIME; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT; LITERATURE MODELS; MICROWAVE DRYING; MICROWAVE POWERS; MOISTURE RATIO (MR); NEW MODEL;

MODAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 47349117385     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930802142978     Document Type: Article

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