A preliminary study: kinetic model of drying process of pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata) in a convective hot air dryer

Drying of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) was investigated experimentally using a hot air convective dryer. 30 samples of pumpkin with thickness of 2 mm and 4 mm were subjected to 11 hours drying at temperatures 50 °C, 60 °C and 70 °C respectively. The drying data were fitted to the Moisture Ratio (MR)...

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Main Authors: Hashim, Norhashila, Iroemeha, Onwude Daniel, Rahaman, Ezdalina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36232/
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author Hashim, Norhashila
Iroemeha, Onwude Daniel
Rahaman, Ezdalina
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Iroemeha, Onwude Daniel
Rahaman, Ezdalina
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description Drying of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) was investigated experimentally using a hot air convective dryer. 30 samples of pumpkin with thickness of 2 mm and 4 mm were subjected to 11 hours drying at temperatures 50 °C, 60 °C and 70 °C respectively. The drying data were fitted to the Moisture Ratio (MR) models, which produced MR = aexp-kt as the model of prediction. Selection of the best model was investigated using statistical analysis of variance, carried out via SPSS 17.0. Lewis, Henderson and Pabis models gave the best prediction with R (97.1%), R2 (94.2%), SSE (0.577) and R (95.7%), R2 (91.6%), SSE (0.703) respectively.
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spelling upm-362322015-12-01T03:03:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36232/ A preliminary study: kinetic model of drying process of pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata) in a convective hot air dryer Hashim, Norhashila Iroemeha, Onwude Daniel Rahaman, Ezdalina Drying of pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) was investigated experimentally using a hot air convective dryer. 30 samples of pumpkin with thickness of 2 mm and 4 mm were subjected to 11 hours drying at temperatures 50 °C, 60 °C and 70 °C respectively. The drying data were fitted to the Moisture Ratio (MR) models, which produced MR = aexp-kt as the model of prediction. Selection of the best model was investigated using statistical analysis of variance, carried out via SPSS 17.0. Lewis, Henderson and Pabis models gave the best prediction with R (97.1%), R2 (94.2%), SSE (0.577) and R (95.7%), R2 (91.6%), SSE (0.703) respectively. Elsevier 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36232/1/A%20Preliminary%20Study%20Kinetic%20Model%20of%20Drying%20Process%20of.pdf Hashim, Norhashila and Iroemeha, Onwude Daniel and Rahaman, Ezdalina (2014) A preliminary study: kinetic model of drying process of pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata) in a convective hot air dryer. Agriculture and Agricultural Science Procedia, 2. pp. 345-352. ISSN 2210-7843 10.1016/j.aaspro.2014.11.048
spellingShingle Hashim, Norhashila
Iroemeha, Onwude Daniel
Rahaman, Ezdalina
A preliminary study: kinetic model of drying process of pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata) in a convective hot air dryer
title A preliminary study: kinetic model of drying process of pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata) in a convective hot air dryer
title_full A preliminary study: kinetic model of drying process of pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata) in a convective hot air dryer
title_fullStr A preliminary study: kinetic model of drying process of pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata) in a convective hot air dryer
title_full_unstemmed A preliminary study: kinetic model of drying process of pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata) in a convective hot air dryer
title_short A preliminary study: kinetic model of drying process of pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata) in a convective hot air dryer
title_sort preliminary study: kinetic model of drying process of pumpkins (cucurbita moschata) in a convective hot air dryer
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