Microwave-convective drying characteristics of okra

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2010, ASABE 2010

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 1715-1725

  Kumar, Deepak ^a   Prasad, Suresh ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Drying rate; Effective moisture diffusivity; Microwave convective drying; Okra

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CURING; DIFFUSION; ENGINEERS; HEAT CONVECTION; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR VELOCITIES; COOLING EFFECTS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DRY MATTERS; DRYING CONDITION; DRYING PROCESS; DRYING RATES; DRYING TIME; EFFECTIVE MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; FALLING-RATE PERIOD; HIGH MOISTURE; HOT AIR; HOT AIR DRYING; HOT AIR TEMPERATURE; INITIAL MOISTURE CONTENT; MICROWAVE CONVECTIVE DRYING; MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS; OKRA; PAGE MODELS;

DRYING;

EID: 78649703467     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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