Simulation and Validation of Microwave-Assisted Fluidized Bed Drying of Soybeans

Drying Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 236-247

  Zare, D ^a   Ranjbaran, M ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Fluidized bed drying; Microwave drying; Soybean

Indexed keywords

BULK GRAINS; DRYING AIR; DRYING TIME; FLUIDIZED BED DRYING; GRAIN MOISTURE CONTENT; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; MICROWAVE DRYING; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; OUTLET AIR; RELATIVE DEVIATIONS; SIMULATION AND VALIDATION; SOYBEAN; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 84855458008     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2011.630765     Document Type: Article

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