This research was conducted to better understand the mechanisms of heat and moisture
transfer of walnuts during drying in a fixed-bed column dryer with heated air, and to develop …

The microwave drying of sewage sludge is characterized by its speed and safety. A novel
method for identifying free and bound water is proposed in this study. Experiments were …

Liquid marbles are soft matter objects characterised by a liquid droplet enclosed within a
hydrophobic particle coating, preventing wetting. This distinctive structure serves as active …

In this study, the drying of thin layers of the “Violet de Galmi” onion (a variety mainly grown in
West Africa) is presented in this article, along with the reaction engineering approach (REA) …

Intermittent drying is a promising alternative to continuous drying, as it enables moisture
redistribution during tempering periods, leading to higher effective drying rates when the …

In convective drying of fruits and vegetables the maximum temperature develops at the
product surface. Furthermore, heat sensitive products can be subjected to high air …

A nonequilibrium multiphase moisture and heat transfer model was developed to simulate
the drying of a single walnut under hot air heating. The walnut was modeled as a 3-layer …

Modeling of particulate or thin-layer drying of materials is necessary to understand the
fundamental transport mechanism and a prerequisite to successfully simulate or scale up …

During composting, self-heating may occur due to the exothermicities of the chemical and
biological reactions. An accurate model for predicting maximum temperature is useful in …

Intermittent drying of materials is an alternative operation that aims at reducing energy
consumption, improve the preservation of dried products or decrease effective drying time …