Drying characteristics of Chinese Yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) by far-infrared radiation and heat pump

Chinese Yam chips were dried using a heat pump (HP) dryer alone or in combination with far infrared radiation (FIR) at 500, 1000 and 2000 W (500 FIR, 1000 FIR, and 2000 FIR, respectively). The experimental results were presented in terms of the drying characteristics, and dried product qualities (sh...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyong Song, Hao Hu, Baoling Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658077X16300558