Pistachio nut (Ohadi Variety) mass transfer simulation during process of drying using finite element method

Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-146

  Rafiee, Sh ^a   Kashaninejad, M ^b   Keyhani, A R ^a   Jafari, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Drying simulation; Finite element method; Moisture diffusivity; Pistachio nut

Indexed keywords

PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 69249123357     PISSN: 16807073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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