Mathematical models to describe thin-layer drying and to determine drying rate of whole bananas

Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 67-74

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

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dried banana; Drying kinetics; Drying rate; Empirical equations; Mathematical model; Process time; Tropical fruit

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016495707     PISSN: 1658077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssas.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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