Analysis of giant pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) drying kinetics in various technologies of convective drying

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 323-329

  Sojak, M ^a   Glowacki Sz ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Convective drying; Forced convection; Mathematical model; Pumpkin; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE DRYING; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; DRYING KINETIC; FLUID BED DRYERS; THEORETICAL MODELS; TUNNEL DRYER; TWO STAGE; VOLUME SHRINKAGE;

DEWATERING; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); DRYING; FLUIDIZATION; FORCED CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHRINKAGE; WIND TUNNELS;

CURING;

CUCURBITA MAXIMA;

EID: 77950864539     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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