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Inverse Estimation of Effective Moisture Diffusivity in Lumber during Drying Using Genetic Algorithms [PDF]
BioResources, 2016 This article presents a methodology based on genetic algorithms (GA) optimization with a three-dimensional numerical solution to the diffusion model obtained by using the finite volume method (FVM) for determining the effective moisture diffusivity in ...
Shaojiang Zheng +3 more
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Convective drying kinetics of osmotically pretreated papaya cubes [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2020 This study assessed the fitting of mathematical models to the convective drying kinetics of osmotically pre-dehydrated papaya cubes. Papaya cubes were subjected to osmotic dehydration in sucrose solutions at 40 and 50 ºBrix, at temperatures of 50 and 60 ...
João P. de L. Ferreira +5 more
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Advances in Food Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Agroindustrial Engineering, 2021 Moisture diffusivity and activation energy are two important variables in a drying process to understand a certain product's drying behavior. This study aimed to determine the value of effective moisture diffusivity and the activation energy of red ...
Siti Asmaniyah Mardiyani +3 more
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Artificial neural network modeling for drying kinetics of paddy using a cabinet tray dryer [PDF]
Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly, 2023 The study of drying kinetics and characteristics of agricultural products is essential for drying time estimation, designing dryers, and optimizing the drying process.
Subramanyam Rajasekar +1 more
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Applied Sciences, 2022 The method of assessment of the “skin effect” for chloride ingress into concrete has been proposed, based on the inverse problem for the identification of at-surface variability of chloride diffusivity under fully saturated conditions.
Zbigniew Perkowski, Zofia Szweda
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Drying and color in punamuña leaves (Satureja boliviana)
Dyna, 2021 Drying allows water to be removed and food to be preserved, however, this operation can degrade color. Punamuña leaves are aromatic and used for medicinal purposes in the Peruvian Andes. This research aimed to determine and model the drying kinetics, the
David Choque-Quispe +6 more
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Drying of porous media: an algorithm to determine effective parameters
Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering, 2022 The drying process plays an important role in various industries such as chemical engineering, food, agriculture, and construction. The drying process is a complex one due to the phenomena of heat and mass transfer, which take place simultaneously.
Hong Thai Vu, Trung Dung Nguyen
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Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 Banana pseudo-stem fiber drying was studied in a vertical fixed-bed convective dryer (60, 75, and 90°C). Nine mathematical models were used to analyze the drying behavior and the effective moisture diffusivity, activation energy, and thermodynamic ...
Genardo Queiroz de Oliveira +5 more
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The Impact of Wettability on Effective Properties of Cathode Catalyst Layer in a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell [PDF]
Hydrogen, Fuel Cell & Energy Storage, 2017 The produced liquid water in cathode catalyst layer (CCL) has significant effect on the operation of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). To investigate this effect, the transport of oxygen in CCL in the presence of immiscible liquid water is ...
Hossein Fathi +2 more
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Drying of lucuma (Pouteria obovata) using the technique of Refracting WindowTM
Scientia Agropecuaria, 2014 Lucuma is a fruit that is experiencing a growing trend in commercial ground into flour for use in the food industry. This study aimed to obtain lucuma flour using the method of refractive window drying and evaluate the effect of the thickness of lucuma ...
Diego Gamboa +4 more
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