Vacuum Drying Characteristics of Some Vegetables

In this research the drying of four kinds of vegetables was investigated in a vacuum dryer. The effect of temperature on drying rate of samples at various temperatures (30, 35 and 45 °C) was studied. Six thin-layer drying models were fitted to drying data and suitable model was selected from them. T...

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Main Authors: Esmaeil Zakipour, Zohreh Hamidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iranian Institute of Research and Development in Chemical Industries (IRDCI)-ACECR 2011-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.ijcce.ac.ir/article_6120_bc2e6d26223340f97d7a5f5ba54a20a0.pdf