MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF FLUIDISED BED DRYING CHARACTERISTICS OF MINT LEAVES

G. RAVITEJA¹*, P.S. CHAMPAWAT², S.K. JAIN^3
1Department of Food Engineering, College of Community Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580001, Karnataka, India
²Department of Processing & Food Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
³Department of Processing & Food Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
* Corresponding Author : ravi128teja@gmail.com

Received : 15-02-2019     Accepted : 23-02-2019     Published : 28-02-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 4       Pages : 7913 - 7917
Int J Agr Sci 11.4 (2019):7913-7917

Keywords : Fluidised bed, Drying, Mint, Modelling
Academic Editor : Dr R K Tiwari
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India. Authors are also thankful to University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 580001, Karnataka, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

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