Estimation of diffusion parameters in fluidized bed drying

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 390-394

  Srinivasakannan, C ^a   Balasubramanian, N ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Drying kinetics; Fick's diffusion model; Fluidized bed; Green pepper

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS CONSTANTS; ARRHENIUS EQUATION; DIFFUSION PARAMETERS; DRYING KINETIC; DRYING KINETICS; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITY COEFFICIENT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL ERRORS; FICK'S DIFFUSION EQUATION; FICK'S DIFFUSION MODEL; FLUIDIZED BED DRYING; GREEN PEPPER; HEATING MEDIUM; PAGE MODELS; SEMIEMPIRICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TWO-PARAMETER MODELS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CURING; DEWATERING; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DIFFUSION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

FLUIDIZATION;

EID: 69249248184     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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