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Drying and Dehydration

Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org

Citation:   (doi:10.13031/2013.17558) in Drying and Dehydration. Chapter 10 in Food & Process Engineering Technology, 259-284. St. Joseph, Michigan: ASAE. . Copyright 2004 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Mich.
Authors:   Wilhelm, Luther R., Dwayne A. Suter, and Gerald H. Brusewitz
Keywords:   Dehydration, driers, drying, equilibrium moisture content, evaporation, water activity

This chapter reviews basic concepts of drying and dehydration, including mass balance analyses. Equilibrium moisture content, water activity, and related parameters are discussed. Drying methods and drier types are briefly discussed.

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