Resistance to airflow through bulk pistachio nuts (Kalleghochi variety) as affected by moisture content, airflow rate, bed depth and fill method

Powder Technology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 359-364

  Kashaninejad, M ^a   Maghsoudlou, Y ^a   Khomeiri, M ^a   Tabil, L G ^b  

^a GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeration; Drying; Pistachio nuts; Pressure drop; Storage; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AERATION SYSTEM; AIR FLOW-RATE; AIRFLOW RESISTANCE; BED DEPTH; ERGUN EQUATION; MOISTURE CONTENTS; PISTACHIO NUT; PISTACHIO NUTS; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; THREE MODELS;

DRYING; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PRESSURE DROP;

PRESSURE EFFECTS;

AERATION; AIR CONDITIONING; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; MOISTURE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PISTACHIO; POROSITY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; STORAGE;

EID: 77955510037     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2010.05.030     Document Type: Article

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