Thin layer convective drying of mint leaves

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 164-170

  Kadam, Dattatreya M ^a   Goyal, R K ^b   Singh, K K ^b   Gupta, Manoj Kumar ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF POST HARVEST ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Drying; Effective moisture diffusivity; Mint leaves; Thin layer drying models; Tunnel dryer

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MENTHA SPICATA; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME;

MENTHA; MENTHA SPICATA;

EID: 79951687452     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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