Effects of Temperature and Slice Thickness on Drying Kinetics of Pumpkin Slices
Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, 2011 Dried pumpkin slice is an alternative crisp food product. In this study, the effects of temperature and slice thickness on the drying characteristics of pumpkin were studied in a lab-scale tray dryer, using hot air temperatures of 55, 60 and 65 °C and 2,
Kongdej LIMPAIBOON
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Macro- and microscale gaseous diffusion in a Stagnic Luvisol as affected by compaction and reduced tillage [PDF]
, 2008 Intensification of mechanical agriculture has increased the risk for soil compaction and deformation. Simultaneously, reduced tillage practices have become popular due to energy saving and environmental concerns, as they may strengthen and improve the ...
Fazekas-Becker, Orsolya +2 more
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Effect of Air Velocity and Temperature on Energy and Effective Moisture Diffusivity for Russian Olive (Elaeagnusan gastifolial L.) in Thin-Layer Drying [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, 2012 Thin layer drying of Russian olive (Elaeagnusan gastifolial L.) fruit using a hot air dryer in order to calculate effective moisture diffusivity, activation energy and energy consumption has been evaluated in this article. The selected variables included
Ahmad Abbaszadeh +4 more
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Experimental study and mathematical modeling of thin layer drying of rhubarb (Rheum ribes L.) [PDF]
Journal of Food and Bioprocess Engineering, 2020 In this study rhubarb stem slices were dried as single layers with thickness of 3 mm in the inlet air temperature range of 50-70 and air velocity of 1 ± 0.2 m/s in a laboratory scale cabinet dryer.
Akram Sharifi +2 more
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Analysis and modeling of pitaya slices in a heat pump drying system
Open Physics, 2022 The objective of this article was to investigate the drying kinetics, effective moisture diffusivity, and quality of pitaya in the heat pump drying process.
Zhang Zhenya, Han Lucong, Jin Tingxiang
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Applied Sciences, 2023 This study investigated experimentally and numerically the influence of ultrasound pre-treatment on the drying kinetics of sliced carrot samples.
Thi Thu Hang Tran +3 more
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Effect of functional form of moisture diffusivity on moisture absorption
, 1994 International Energy Agency, IEA Annex 24, Heat, Air and Moisture Transfer Through New and Retrofitted Insulated Envelope Parts, 1994 ...
Salonvaara, Mikael, Karagiozis, Achilles
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Effective moisture diffusivity, moisture sorption, thermo-physical properties and infrared drying kinetics of germinated paddy [PDF]
Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST), 2014 Temperature and relative humidity (RH) dependence of moisture sorption phenomena for agricultural products provide valuable information related to the thermodynamics of the system.
Supawan Tirawanichakul +2 more
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Effective moisture diffusivity during hot air solar drying of tomato slices
Research in Agricultural Engineering, 2016 Mathematical modelling and effective moisture diffusivity of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) was studied during hot air solar drying. An experimental solar dryer with a swivel collector was used for experiments.
H. Samimi. Akhijani +2 more
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Representing moisture fluxes and phase changes in glacier debris cover using a reservoir approach [PDF]
, 2014 Due to the complexity of treating moisture in supraglacial debris, surface energy balance models to date have neglected moisture infiltration and phase changes in the debris layer.
Brock, Benjamin +5 more
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