Modelling of thin layer drying kinetics of sour cherry in a solar dryer and under open Sun

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 764-771

  Akpinar, Ebrua Kavak ^a   Bicer, Y ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Forced drying; Solar drying; Sour cherry; Thin layer drying models

Indexed keywords

DRYING; FORCED CONVECTION; FRUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL CONVECTION; SOLAR DRYERS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; KINETICS; MODELING; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

PRUNUS CERASUS;

EID: 54949142541     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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