• Title of article

    Moisture, acidity and temperature evolution during cacao drying Original Research Article

  • Author/Authors

    P. Garc?a-Alamilla، نويسنده , , M.A. Salgado-Cervantes، نويسنده , , M. Barel، نويسنده , , G. Berthomieu، نويسنده , , G.C. Rodr?guez-Jimenes، نويسنده , , M.A. Garc?a-Alvarado، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    1159
  • To page
    1165
  • Abstract
    Theoretical moisture and temperature evolution during cacao fixed bed drying were estimated with non-steady heat and mass transfer equation both in particle and bed. The model takes into account the cacao internal profiles and the air macroscopic balance of moisture, acidity and temperature. The results showed that the theoretical model predicts the experimental evolution of these state variables during cacao drying at three different conditions with average % of error lower than 18%.
  • Keywords
    Drying , Heat and mass transfer , Cacao
  • Journal title
    Journal of Food Engineering
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Journal title
    Journal of Food Engineering
  • Record number

    1167167