Drying description of cylindrical pieces of bananas in different temperatures using diffusion models

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 417-424

  da Silva, Wilton Pereira ^a   e Silva, Cleide M D P S ^a   Gomes, Josivanda Palmeira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Analytical solution; Convective mass transfer coefficient; Effective mass diffusivity; Finite cylinder; Moisture distribution

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; DRYING; FRUITS; MASS TRANSFER;

CONVECTIVE MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; DETERMINATION COEFFICIENTS; DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; DRYING AIR TEMPERATURES; EFFECTIVE MASS; FINITE CYLINDERS; MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION; PROCESS PARAMETERS;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 84876162123     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2013.03.030     Document Type: Article

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