Abstract:
Moisture diffusivity (drying rate) of bulk paddy was experimentally determined by constant diffusivity method and the moisture profile analysis for various drying time durations. This research was carried out in the Division of Agricultural and food Engineering Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand in 1978. The tests were conducted for different combinations of temperature and relative humidity. The diffusivity values were found to be affected by the temperature and the relative humidity of the surrounding air. The comparison of average diffusivity values, recorded by both methods, showed good agreement for the humidity and temperature ranges tested in this study.
Page(s):
21-26
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Volume: 10, Issue: 1--2, Year: 1991