The aims of this research are to investigate the energy and exergy analyses for continuous band microwave dryer and qualitative changes of the crop during drying. A semi-industrial …
Drying and storage are two significant unit operations in the food industry and are applied to both raw and processed products including cereal grains, oilseeds, legumes, flour, noodle …
RH Dean, AP Turner, AB Koc… - Applied Engineering in …, 2023 - elibrary.asabe.org
Highlights The influence of moisture content and fine levels on the angle of repose (AoR) was evaluated for multiple pellet types. Filling angle of repose (AoR) show some increases …
Ignoring the effect of cohesion between particles in Discrete Element Method (DEM) may incur in errors in the predictions of bulk properties. In this research work, we investigated the …
This work aimed to extract and characterize microcrystalline cellulose from coir fibers. Extraction was achieved in a two-step process in which the coir fibers were treated with …
O Chukwu, MO Sunmonu - International Journal of Engineering and …, 2010 - academia.edu
In this study, some selected engineering properties of two improved varieties of cowpea (Sampea 7 and Tvx 3236) grown in Nigeria were determined. The properties of Sampea 7 …
The physical and mechanical properties of apricot pit are the most important parameters for designing and development of handling, grading, sizing, processing, decorticating, oil …
KP Ankita - Indian J. Biotechnol, 2015 - hakon-art.com
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) leaves respire and transpire even after harvesting. Moisture of spinach leaf during post harvest period loss rapidly due to transpiration, which reduces the …