MODELLING OF THIN LAYER DRYING KINETICS OF COCOA BEANS DURING ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL DRYING
Drying experiments were conducted using air-ventilated oven and sun dryer to simulate the artificial and natural drying processes of cocoa beans. The drying data were fitted with several published thin layer drying models. A new model was introduced which is a combination of the Page and two-term dr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor's University
2008-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Engineering Science and Technology |
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Online Access: | http://jestec.taylors.edu.my/Vol%203%20Issue%201%20April%2008/001-010%20Hii.pdf |