The Effect of Drying Air Temperature and Humidity on the Drying Kinetics of Kenaf Core
Drying kinetics of kenaf core was investigated in a Low Temperature and Humidity Chamber Test. The drying experiments were carried out at temperature of 45, 50 and 550C and air relative humidity of 10, 20 and 30% using a constant air velocity of 1.0 m/s. The moisture content data at various dryin...
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2013
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| Institution: | Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka |
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| Summary: | Drying kinetics of kenaf core was investigated in a Low Temperature and Humidity
Chamber Test. The drying experiments were carried out at temperature of 45, 50 and 550C and air
relative humidity of 10, 20 and 30% using a constant air velocity of 1.0 m/s. The moisture content
data at various drying air conditions were converted to moisture ratio and plotted against time to
obtain the drying curves for each experimental data. The curves were fitted to eight different thin
layer drying models to determine a suitable model for drying of kenaf core. The fit quality of the
models was evaluated based on their coefficient of determination (R2), reduced chi-square (χ2) and
root mean square error (RMSE). Among the eight models, Two Term model is the best model for
describing the drying behavior of kenaf core. The drying air temperature gave more significant
effect on the drying kinetic of kenaf core compared to the drying air relative humidity under the
experimental conditions studied. |
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