Modeling of Thin Layer Drying of Banana (Nendran Spp) under Microwave, Convective and Combined Microwave-Convective Processes

• Main Authors: G. Pillai, Magesh, I., Regupathi, T., Murugesan
• Format: Article
• Published: Berkeley Electronic Press 2011
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5474/1/CPPM_Vol6-issue-1_article_6-2011.pdf; http://www.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?context=cppm&article=1479&date=&mt=MTMwMzI3MDUwOA==&access_ok_form=Continue; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5474/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Abstract Drying kinetics of microwave, convective and microwave assisted convective drying of thin layer Nendran banana was investigated on a modified microwave oven. The drying characteristics through the operating parameters of the drying process, such as power output, air temperature, slice t...