Mathematical modelling for drying of tomato in hybrid dryer

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 2 A, 2010, Pages 239-262

  Hossain, M A ^a   Gottschalk, K ^b   Amer, B M A ^c  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

^b Potsdam Bornim (ATB)   (Germany)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Collector; Drying; Hybrid dryer; Model; Tomato

Indexed keywords

EID: 78249287232     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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