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- Title
Heat and mass transfer in apple cubes in a microwave-assisted fluidized bed drier.
- Authors
Askari, G. R.; Emam-Djomeh, Z.; Mousavi, S. M.
- Abstract
In the present study, a pilot scale microwave assisted fluidized-bed dryer was designed and used to dry apple cubes. A model was developed to describe heat and mass transfer in apple cubes during drying in a combined microwave-assisted fluidized-bed dryer. A numerical solution based on the finite difference method was used to develop the model for moisture distribution and temperature variation of samples. The model was validated using experimental data, including average moisture content, center and surface temperature at various air temperatures and microwave power densities.
- Subjects
MICROWAVE devices; APPLES; CONDENSATION; SURFACE temperature; MOISTURE
- Publication
Food & Bioproducts Processing: Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Part C, 2013, Vol 91, Issue 3, p207
- ISSN
0960-3085
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.fbp.2012.09.007