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| Mutuli, Gibson Peter; Mbuge, Duncan. |
| Thin layer drying of cowpea leaves (Vigna unguiculata) and jute mallow (Corchurus olitorious L) (African leafy vegetables) was studied at different temperatures (40oC -100oC) in a convective laboratory dryer. The study determined the drying characteristics of the vegetables, the maximum drying temperature and the drying energy requirements. Moisture content of the African leafy vegetables was determined on dry basis and the data were used to calculate moisture ratios and drying curves were plotted. The drying occurred in the falling rate period. The experimental data were fitted to fourteen thin layer drying models and the most appropriate drying model determined using correlation coefficient, mean square error and standard error of estimate. The model... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Africa leafy vegetables; Thin layer drying; Moisture content; Energy; Modeling. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.cigrjournal.org/index.php/Ejounral/article/view/3368 |
