Experimental characterisation and modelling of thin layer direct solar drying of Amelie and Brooks mangoes

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2517-2527

  Dissa, A O ^a   Bathiebo, D J ^a   Desmorieux, H ^b   Coulibaly, O ^a   Koulidiati, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Diffusivity; Direct solar drying; Drying curve; Drying efficiency; Mango; Modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURING; DIFFUSION; EFFICIENCY; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR DRYERS; WATER CONTENT;

DIFFUSIVITIES; DIRECT SOLAR; DRYING CURVE; DRYING EFFICIENCY; MANGO; MODELLING;

DRYING;

DIFFUSIVITY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRUIT; HARVESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; REACTION KINETICS; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 79955676356     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.01.044     Document Type: Article

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