Mathematical modeling of eggplant drying: Shrinkage effect

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-105

  Brasiello, Antonio ^a   Adiletta, Giuseppina ^a   Russo, Paola ^a   Crescitelli, Silvestro ^b   Albanese, Donatella ^a   Di Matteo, Marisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drying; Eggplant; Mathematical model; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

DRYING PROCESS; EGGPLANT; MODIFIED DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; NON-LINEAR REGRESSION; SHRINKAGE EFFECTS;

DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SHRINKAGE;

DRYING;

SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 84866726747     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2012.07.031     Document Type: Article

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