Computational modelling of the transport phenomena occurring during convective drying of prunes

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 279-288

  Sabarez, Henry T ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dried plums; Mathematical modelling; Prunes; Tunnel drying

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PACKAGES; COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; CONVECTIVE DRYING; COUPLED HEAT; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; DRIED PLUMS; DRYING KINETIC; DRYING SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHODS (FEM); FOOD PROPERTIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MODEL PREDICTION; MODELLING TOOLS; MULTI-PHYSICS; NONLINEAR PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PRUNES; SPACE-TIME DOMAIN; STOCKHOLM , SWEDEN; TRANSFER PROCESS; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA; TWO-MATERIALS;

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOOD PRODUCTS; HEAT CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

DRYING;

PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 84859156450     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2012.02.021     Document Type: Article

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