Mass Transfer Coefficients for the Drying of Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) and Dried Product Quality

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 176-183

  Guiné, Raquel Pinho F ^a   Henrriques, Francisca ^b   Barroca, Maria João ^c  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

^b Quinta da Alagoa Estrada de Nelas Ranhados   (Portugal)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Diffusion model; Diffusivity; Mass transfer coefficient; Pumpkin drying; Thin layer model

Indexed keywords

AIR DRYING; ARRHENIUS CONSTANTS; BEST MODEL; CONVECTIVE MASS TRANSFER; CRUDE FIBERS; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; DIFFUSION MODEL; DIFFUSIVITIES; DRIED PRODUCTS; DRYING TEMPERATURE; DRYING TIME; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; KINETIC BEHAVIOR; KINETIC MODELS; MASS DIFFUSION; MOISTURE DIFFUSION; TEMPERATURE RISE; THIN-LAYER MODELS; TRANSFER PROPERTIES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; LIPIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE;

DRYING;

CUCURBITA MOSCHATA;

EID: 84856229629     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-009-0275-y     Document Type: Article

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