Artificial neural network modeling of apple drying process

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 298-313

  Khoshhal, Abbas ^a   Dakhel, Asghar Alizadeh ^b   Etemadi, Ahmad ^c   Zereshki, Sina ^d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Environmental Research Institute of Jahad Daneshgahi   (Iran)

^c FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^d KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR VELOCITIES; ANN PREDICTION; APPLE DRYING PROCESS; APPLE SLICES; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODELING; DRYING TIME; INPUT PARAMETER; MOISTURE RATIOS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORROSION PROTECTION; DEWATERING; FORECASTING; NEURAL NETWORKS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 76249134482     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: 17454530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2009.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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