Mathematical modeling of thin layer drying kinetics of apple in tunnel dryer

International Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Goyal, Raj Kumar ^a   Mujjeb, O ^b   Bhargava, Vinod Kumar ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF POST HARVEST ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies Tiruvalla   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apple; Diffusivity; Drying; Mathematical models; Tunnel dryer

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BLANCHING; DIFFUSION; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); DRYING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

APPLE; DRYING AIR TEMPERATURES; EFFECTIVE MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; FALLING-RATE PERIOD; LOGARITHMIC MODELS; THIN LAYER DRYING; THIN LAYER DRYING MODELS; TUNNEL DRYER;

FRUITS;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 58149234259     PISSN: 15563758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1556-3758.1233     Document Type: Article

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