Development of a vacuum heat pump dryer for drying chilli

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 130-138

  Artnaseaw, Apichart ^a   Theerakulpisut, Somnuk ^a   Benjapiyaporn, Chatchai ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; SHRINKAGE; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

DRIED PRODUCTS; DRYING CHAMBERS; DRYING PARAMETERS; DRYING TEMPERATURE; HEAT PUMP DRYER; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; REHYDRATION RATIO; THIN LAYER DRYING MODELS;

DRYING;

EID: 74149090585     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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