Türk Tarım ve Doğa Bilimleri Dergisi

Yazarlar: Sevil KARAASLAN, Tunahan ERDEM

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Orange,Drying,Microwave,Convection

Özet: In this work, the microwave (180, 360, 540, 720 and 900 W), convective (100, 150, 200 ºC), combined microwave (180, 360 and 540 W) and convective drying (100, 150, 200 ºC) behaviours on drying time, moisture ratio of orange slices were investigated. The drying data were applied to nine different mathematical models, namely Page, Henderson and Pabis, Logarithmic, Wang and Singh, Diffusion Approach, Verma, Two Term, Two Term Exponential, Midilli-Kucuk Equation Models. The performances of these models were compared according to the coefficient of determination (R2), standard error of estimate (SEE) and residual sum of squares (RSS), between the observed and predicted moisture ratios. Results showed that the Midilli-Kucuk equation gave the best prediction to the drying kinetics evidenced by coefficient of determination, R2 ranging from 0.9964 – 0.9999.

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