Mathematical model for heat and mass transfer during convective drying of pumpkin

Food and Bioproducts Processing

Volumn 101, Issue , 2017, Pages 68-73

  Agrawal, Shailesh G ^a   Methekar, Ravi N ^a  

^a VISVESVARAYA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Drying mechanisms; Effective diffusivity; Food drying; Heat and mass transfer; Mathematical model; Parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DRYING; ESTIMATION; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

ARRHENIUS PARAMETERS; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DRYING MECHANISM; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITIES; FOOD DRYING; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE PROFILES; PREEXPONENTIAL FACTOR;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 84993981925     PISSN: 09603085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2016.10.005     Document Type: Article

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