EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SORPTION ISOTHERMS AND DRYING KINETICS OF MOROCCANEUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS

作者：Mounir Kouhila, Nabil Kechaou, M.E. El Otmani, M. Fliyou, Siham Lahsasni · 发表于：Drying Technology · 年份：2002 · DOI：10.1081/drt-120015582 · 被引用次数：109 · 研究领域：Food Drying and Modeling、Heat Transfer Mechanisms、Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control

The paper deals with sorption isotherms and drying kinetics of Eucalyptus globulus. The sorption isotherms have been determined using a static gravimetric method and then fitted by GAB equation at T = 30, 40, and 50°C over a range of relative humidity from 0.05 to 0.9. The drying kinetics in a solar dryer with an auxiliary heating system are determined. The results show with good reproducibility that temperature is the main factor in controlling the drying rate. The drying rate equation is determined empirically from the characteristic curve of drying.