This study was performed to define the kinetic drying model and effective diffusivity coefficient of fruit, which is called Diospyros kaki in literature, from family Ebonaceae known as Persimmon our country. In study, blueberries by weight 100 g with a thickness 5 mm were placed device, data processed observing loss every two hours after being subjected process for 14 hours. 8 different models ...

A domestic solar dryer with transparent external surfaces was designed, built and tested. Thin-layer drying models that describe the drying phenomena in a unified way, regardless of the controlling mechanism; have been used to estimate the drying period for several products. Temperature of the drying medium is one of the factors that affect the drying rate constant of the exponential model. Thi...

Carrots have one of the highest levels of carotene, and they are rich in vitamins, fiber and minerals. However, since fresh carrots wilt rapidly after harvest under inappropriate storage conditions, drying has been used to improve their shelf life and retain nutritional quality. Therefore, to further investigate the potential of this method, carrot slices were dried in an EHD system in order to...