[PDF] Top 20 Effective moisture diffusivity during hot air solar drying of tomato slices

... 2012). Tomato is generally produced in moderate-warm climate zones (Davies, Hobson ...highest tomato-producing country in the ...city. Tomato is one of the main sources for fresh using and processing ... See full document

... a drying curve consists of a transition phase where the product is eventually being heated, a constant-rate drying phase corres- ponding to the evaporation of free water on the surface of the product [8] ... See full document

... describe drying processes of wood [1, 11, ...describe drying of lumber cut in the radial direction all-heartwood specimen of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziessi ...experimental moisture content and ... See full document

... The drying kinetics of the egg slices dried under a forced convection system is shown in Fig ...initial moisture content of the egg before drying was 227% ...the drying temperature had ... See full document

... also effective in treating many ...to moisture and decay quickly because of their high moisture content (about 90% based on the ...the moisture and shrinkage, (Kulshereshta et ... See full document

... The solar cabinet dryer was developed and evaluated its thermal performance with and without heat storage system for drying tomato ...kg slices per batch. The drying characteristics of ... See full document

... VFIR drying treatment on microstructure and diffusivity of the samples could be ...traditional hot air drying and VFIR drying are presented in Figure ...After hot ... See full document

... of effective diffusion coefficient to temperature and product type and ...thus moisture diffusion coefficient increases (Rizvi 1986; Kargar nemati, ... See full document

... The drying behavior was found to be very similar in the range of hot air temperatures from 108 – 127 ...of hot air temperature after 4 minutes of drying time. Drying rate ... See full document

... dry tomato slices, and study of drying time influences on moisture content losses and weigh of tomatoes ...of air on tomatoes drying and compared to solar dryer and open ... See full document

... in drying time until equilibrium moisture content was reached as shown in Fig ...2-4. Hot-air-cabinet drying method was observed to be 50% and ...in drying Bryophyllium leaves ... See full document

... Due to scarcity of petroleum and coal, researchers all the around the world focus their attention on the new sources of energy, like renewable energy resources. Solar energy, wind energy, biogas and different ... See full document

... dry air from adsorption processes is a very frequent activity in numerous industrial ...for drying processes, this may be a very inter- esting practice, since the operational conditions of the air ... See full document

... Fig. 7 compares the predicted values with the desired output values on a plot of drying rate and moisture ratio for kinetics analyses of fluidized bed drying of terebinth fruit using the optimal ... See full document

... the drying kinetics, moisture diffusivity and sensory quality of convective air dried ...of drying (30-60°C) and thickness of samples ...thin-layer drying kinetics of beef dried ... See full document

... Our experiments were done on carrots (Daucus carota L.) from a local market. The samples were stored in an open polyethylene bag in a refrigerator at 5-7°C. The samples were stored for a shorter period (ca. a day), or a ... See full document

... Fresh apricots (cv. Rajabali) were obtained from an orchard located in Shahroud, Iran (at a distance of 170 km from Semnan Province) in July 2008. The samples were stored in a refrigerator at +4°C. A schematic diagram of ... See full document

... of solar drying systems for grains, fruits, and vegetables is feasible, economical and ideal for farmers in many developing countries (Mustayen et ...Most solar dryers are black inside, either ... See full document

... the drying behavior of agricultural products has been carried out by using infrared method and/or by a combined infrared-assisted convection ...infrared drying and drying kinetics of pork has been ... See full document

... the drying kinetics of mes- quite pods in a thin layer, 20 mm length and determine the effective diffusion coefficient by ad- justing mathematical models that were based on heat transfer and mass ...(b.u). ... See full document