dc.contributor.author |
Kituu, Gareth M. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Shitanda, Douglas |
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dc.contributor.author |
Kanali, C. L. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Mailutha, J. T. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Njoroge, C. K. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Wainaina, J. K. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Silayo, V. K. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-02-09T11:44:08Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-02-09T11:44:08Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2010-06 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Journal of Food Engineering Volume 98, Issue 3, June 2010, Pages 325–331 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0260-8774 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0260877410000117 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/867 |
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dc.description |
doi:10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2010.01.009 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Mathematical models for predicting the plenum chamber temperatures developed by a solar tunnel dryer and the drying of Tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) in the solar tunnel dryer was developed, and simulated in Visual Basic 6 (Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0™). Based on Student’s t-test, the simulated and actual data for both plenum chamber temperature and moisture ratio did not differ significant at 5% level of significance. In addition, the simulated and actual moisture ratios showed similar trends, and reduced exponentially with drying time. Further, the performances of models at 10% residual error interval were 83% and 81% for plenum chamber temperature and moisture ratio, respectively. Finally, strong linear correlations existed between simulated and actual data for plenum chamber temperature (R2 = 0.961), and for moisture ratio (R2 = 0.995). Therefore, the model can be used to predict the drying of Tilapia fish in a solar tunnel dryer. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Elsevier |
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dc.subject |
Fish |
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Solar tunnel dryer |
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dc.subject |
Simulation |
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dc.subject |
Drying rate constant |
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dc.subject |
Diffusivity |
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dc.title |
Thin layer drying model for simulating the drying of Tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) in a solar tunnel dryer |
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Article |
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