Finite element analysis and modeling of water absorption by date pits during a soaking process

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 482-488

  Waezi Zadeh, Motahareh ^a   Ghazanfari, Ahmad ^a   Noorbakhsh, Shahin ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Date pits; Modeling; Soaking; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GEOMETRY; HORTICULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION; ARECACEAE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOOD HANDLING; FRUIT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANT OILS; SEEDS; WATER;

EID: 77955182750     PISSN: 16731581     EISSN: 18621783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B0910641     Document Type: Article

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