EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF EFFECT DRYING AIR TEMPERATURE ON DRYING TIME AND SORPTION ISOTHERMS OF CORNELIAN CHERRY FRUITS

Kaya A., AYDIN O.

ISI BILIMI VE TEKNIGI DERGISI-JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol.28, no.2, pp.45-49, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: ISI BILIMI VE TEKNIGI DERGISI-JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.45-49
  • Keywords: Convective drying, Cornelian cherry fruit, Sorption isotherm, KINETICS
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The present study is aimed at experimentally investigating the drying kinetics of cornelian cherry fruits (Cornus mas L.) in a convective dryer for various values of drying air temperature. Sorption isotherms of the dried cornelian cherry fruit are also determined for different temperatures and equilibrium relative humidity. The experimental moisture data were fitted to some models (namely Henderson and Pabis, Lewis and two-term exponential models) available in the literature. The two-term exponential and Henderson and Pabis models were found to describe the characteristics of cornelian cherry fruits better.