Modeling of microwave-convective drying of pistachios

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2012-2015

  Kouchakzadeh, Ahmad ^a   Shafeei, Sahameh ^a  

^a ILAM UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Microwave convective drying; Pistachios; Thin layer

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; DRYING RATE CURVES; DRYING TIME; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LABORATORY SCALE; MEAN SQUARE; MICROWAVE DRYERS; MICROWAVE-CONVECTIVE DRYING; MOISTURE RATIOS; NON-LINEAR REGRESSION; PAGE MODELS; THIN LAYERS;

CURING; HEAT CONVECTION; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; THIN FILMS;

DRYING;

EID: 77955138909     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2010.02.034     Document Type: Article

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