Low Cost Portable Fluidized Bed Dryer for Drying of diffe...
Sahoo, Abanti / Jena, Subasini
The drying characteristics for different crops (grains and vegetables) are analyzed using a fluidized bed dryer with respect to the moisture content, diffusivity and physical properties of grains and vegetables. Temperature dependence of mass transfer coefficients is established in terms of Arrhenius type of relation. Drying constant and shrinkage constant of different shaped samples are also studied. Simple mathematical expressions are develo...