Microwave-assisted thin layer drying of wheat
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2011
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Hemis, M.
Singh, C.B.
Jayas, D.S.
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Drying Technology, 2011; 29(10):1240-1247
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Drying characteristics of Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat were studied using a domestic microwave convective oven. The effects of microwave power level, grain bed thickness, and initial grain moisture on the drying kinetics were investigated. Wheat samples with initial moisture levels of 0.18 to 0.29 kg water/kg of dry matter were dried for different drying periods of 180 to 360 s. The moisture loss data were recorded at regular short intervals. Then moisture loss data were fitted to various models (Page equation, modified drying equation, and Midilli equation) to study the drying kinetics of wheat. The results showed that wheat moisture loss increased with increasing microwave power level. A mathematical model was developed by coupling mass and energy balances, resulting in a system of non-linear equations. The predicted moisture loss data from the developed model were compared by fitting to experimental microwave data that were in good agreement.
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