Mathematical Modeling on Air Drying of Apples Considering Shrinkage and Variable Diffusion Coefficient

Drying Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-51

  Golestani, Reihaneh ^a   Raisi, Ahmadreza ^a   Aroujalian, Abdolreza ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Apple; Diffusion coefficient; Drying; Mathematical modeling; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONS; AIR DRYING; APPLE; DRYING KINETIC; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; HOT-AIR DRYERS; MATERIAL SHRINKAGE; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT DIFFUSION; VARIABLE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT;

DRYING; FRUITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SHRINKAGE;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 84872369559     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2012.714826     Document Type: Article

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