Drying of prickly pear cactus cladodes (Opuntia ficus indica) in a forced convection tunnel

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2119-2126

  Lopez R ^a   de Ita, A ^a   Vaca, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA AZCAPOTZALCO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Drying curves; Experimental drying; Forced convection; Opuntia ficus indica

Indexed keywords

DRYING CURVES; DRYING FUNCTIONS; DRYING PROCESS; DRYING TIME; EXPERIMENTAL DRYING; EXPONENTIAL CURVES; FORCED FLOWS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA; PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SELECTION CRITERIA;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CURING; DEWATERING; FORCED CONVECTION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; TUNNELS; WIND TUNNELS;

DRYING;

EID: 67650305971     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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