A solar drier assisted with evacuated tube collector is designed and developed to study and examine the drying Kinetics of muscat grapes in Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India.  During the drying period, temperature at various places, relative humidity, wind velocity and mass of the sample are measured on hourly basis.  The outlet temperature of the collector and temperature within the chamber varies f...

The delightful pungency, aromatic compounds and phytochemicals in some spices make them indispensable local food systems native medicine, hence, driving a robust market many parts of the world. understanding their drying characteristics is very important for processing adding value, thin layer study proven method achieving this. In this study, changes moisture content, ratio, rate effectiv...

The use of low air temperatures (79 to 93 °F) and relative humidities (19% to 68%) to dry thin-layer samples of rough rice to the desired 12.5% moisture content was investigated. Drying rates and durations and their effects on the quality parameters of head rice yield, color, and pasting viscosity of longand medium-grain rice cultivars harvested at 19.6% and 17.5% moisture contents, respectivel...