Model for convective drying of carrots for pyrolysis

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 196-201

  Berruti, F M ^a   Klaas, M ^a   Briens, C ^a   Berruti, F ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carrot; Diffusion; Drying; Mass transfer; Mathematical modelling; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOMASS; BLEACHING; DEWATERING; DIFFUSION; FORESTRY; MASS TRANSFER; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SHRINKAGE;

AIR TEMPERATURES; ARRHENIUS RELATIONS; CARROT; CONVECTIVE DRYING; DIFFUSIVITIES; DRYING; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURES; EXTERNAL MASS TRANSFERS; FLOW-RATE; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; NEW MODELS; SLICED CARROTS; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITIES; SURFACE EVAPORATIONS; TUNNEL DRYERS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 59049085226     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2008.10.036     Document Type: Article

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