Modelling of moisture diffusion in pores of banana foam mat using a 2-D stochastic pore network: Determination of moisture diffusion coefficient during adsorption process

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-126

  Prakotmak, Preeda ^a   Soponronnarit, Somchart ^a   Prachayawarakorn, Somkiat ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adsorption kinetics; Banana foam mat; Pore diffusivity; Pore network

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION EXPERIMENT; ADSORPTION KINETICS; ADSORPTION PROCESS; BANANA FOAM MAT; CONCENTRATION GRADIENTS; CONTINUUM MODEL; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; DIFFUSIVITIES; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; FICK'S LAW; FOAM DENSITIES; HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MOISTURE DIFFUSION; MOISTURE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; MOISTURE MOVEMENT; NETWORK MODELS; PICTORIAL REPRESENTATION; PORE DIFFUSIVITY; PORE NETWORK; PORE NETWORKS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SATURATED SALT SOLUTION; STATIC METHOD; WATER VAPOUR;

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DIFFUSION; FOAMS; FRUITS; MOISTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WATER VAPOR;

MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

EID: 70149117720     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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