Res. Agr. Eng., 2009, 55(3):114-120 | DOI: 10.17221/8/2009-RAE

Determining of moisture diffusivity and activation energy in drying of apricots

E. Mirzaee, S. Rafiee, A. Keyhani, Z. Emam-Djomeh

In this study, Fick's second law was used as a major equation to calculate the moisture diffusivity for apricot fruit with some simplification. Drying experiments were carried out at the air temperatures of 40, 50, 60, 70, and 80°C and the drying air velocity of 1, 1.5 and 2 m/s. The experimental drying curves showed only a falling drying rate period. The calculated value of the moisture diffusivity varied from 1.7 × 10-10 to 1.15 × 10-9 m2/s for apricot fruit, and the value of activation energy ranged from 29.35 to 33.78 kJ/mol at different velocities of air.

Keywords: apricots; drying; effective moisture diffusivity; activation energy

Published: September 30, 2009  Show citation

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Mirzaee E, Rafiee S, Keyhani A, Emam-Djomeh Z. Determining of moisture diffusivity and activation energy in drying of apricots. Res. Agr. Eng. 2009;55(3):114-120. doi: 10.17221/8/2009-RAE.
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