Mathematical modelling of drying of bay leaves

被引：170

作者：

Gunhan, T

Demir, V

Hancioglu, E

Hepbasli, A ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Ege Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Mech Engn, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey

[2] Ege Univ, Fac Agr, Dept Agr Machinery, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey

[3] Ege Univ, Solar Energy Sci Branch, Grad Sch Nat & Appl Sci, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey

来源：

ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT | 2005年 / 46卷 / 11-12期

关键词：

drying; bay (Laurel) leaves; modelling;

D O I：

10.1016/j.enconman.2004.10.001

中图分类号：

O414.1 [热力学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

This paper presents a study on the mathematical modelling of bay (Laurus nobilis L) leaves. Drying experiments were performed in a laboratory scale dryer constructed in the Department of Agricultural Machinery, Faculty of Agriculture, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. The leaves were 90-100mm long and 30-40mm wide, and ones with no blemish were selected and used for the drying tests. The tests were performed with various relative humidities (5%, 15% and 25%) and temperatures (40, 50 and 60 degrees C) at a constant air velocity of 1.5 m/s. Fifteen different mathematical drying models were compared based on their correlation coefficient, root mean square error, mean bias error, reduced chi-square and t-statistic method to estimate the drying curves. It may be concluded that the Page model could sufficiently describe drying of bay leaves. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：1667 / 1679

页数：13