Two varieties of Pearl millet seeds (Penisetum glaucum) (Ex-Borno and SOSAT C88) were obtained from the Lake Chad Research Institute, Maiduguri-Nigeria and reconditioned to moisture contents ranging from 10% 20% w.b. The reconditioned seeds were then evaluated for dimensions, sphericity, bulk density, solid density, porosity, thousand seed mass, angle of repose and static coefficient of frictio...

this study was conducted to investigate some moisture-dependent engineering properties of russian olive fruit including fruit dimensions, one thousand seed mass, surface area, sphericity, bulk and true density, angle of sliding and static friction coefficient against different surfaces. the physical properties of russian olive fruit were evaluated as a function of moisture content in the range ...

Moisture in bitumen and at the bitumen-aggregate interface affects cohesive adhesive properties of asphalt mixtures, which are critical for service performance durability pavements. This paper aims to investigate kinetics thermodynamics moisture transport various temperatures relative humidity different types. Transport models introduced study mechanisms. A parameter optimization approach combi...

abstract pedotransfer functions (ptfs) are useful means of prediction many properties of the soil, and especially the hydraulic characteristics of this porous media. the main advantages of this functions, as compare to conventional methods used to directly estimate soil hydraulic properties, is that they are not time-cost consuming. different approaches such as classic linear and non linear reg...

Corn stover mass and moisture properties were identified to aid decisions regarding collection of standing corn stover dry matter with least moisture, and to aid development of moisture prediction tools for applications including harvest, transport, size reduction, and storage. Vertical distributions of mass and moisture in standing stalks and aboveground components such as leaf, husk, and ear ...

The prediction of hygroscopic swelling of flexible polymer substrates is crucial in various fields from smart structures to flexible electronics. In this study, the prediction method for time-dependent hygroscopic deformation is presented by employing the finite element method (FEM). In order to precisely consider the strain gradients inside the substrate, moisture distribution depending on tim...

In this study, the drying kinetics of granular nylon-6 has been investigated. Single particle drying experiments were carried out in a magnetic suspension balance (MSB) using dry air as drying agent. The comparison of measured and simulated data using Vrentas-Duda diffusion model shows a satisfactory prediction of mean particle moisture content and drying rates. The Flory-Huggins model predicts...

In this paper a formulation for layer averaged sub-surface moisture transport, that models the lateral flow, is developed using the Richard’s equation. This formulation is consistent with the approach currently adopted in contemporary models used in land– atmosphere interaction studies. Explicit expressions are derived for layer averaged lateral transport contribution from diffusion, gravity, d...

Dielectric properties of mashed potatoes relevant to microwave and radio-frequency (RF) pasteurization and sterilization processes were measured over 1 to 1800 MHz and 20 °C to 120 °C. Effects of moisture content (81.6% to 87.8%, wb) and salt content (0.8% to 2.8%, wb) were investigated. Dielectric loss factors and constants decreased with frequency. Dielectric loss factors increased with tempe...