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Microwave drying and moisture diffusivity of white mulberry: experimental and mathematical modeling

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The literature surveyed revealed that drying kinetics of white mulberry under microwave treatment has not been investigated. In present study, both experimental study and mathematical modeling on microwave drying of white mulberry was performed. The microwave drying process which reduced the moisture content of mulberry from 3.76 to 0.25 (g water/g dry matter) was carried out at 90, 180, 360, 600, and 800 W in a modified microwave drying set-up. The effects of microwave drying technique on the moisture ratio and drying rate of white mulberry were investigated experimentally. Both the effects of microwave power level (under the range of 90–800W) and initial sample weight (50–150g) were studied. No constant rate period was observed. Mathematical modeling of thin layer drying kinetics of white mulberry under microwave treatment was also investigated by fitting the experimental drying data to eight thin layer drying models. Among the models proposed, Midilli et al. model precisely represented the microwave drying behavior of white mulberry with the coefficient of determination higher than 0.999 and mean square of deviation (χ2) and root mean square error (RMSE) lower than 1.1×10−4 and 8.9×10−3, respectively for all the microwave drying conditions studied. The effective moisture diffusivity (Deff) of white mulberry varied from 0.45×10−8 to 3.25×10−8 m2s−1. Both the drying constant (k) and Deff increased with the increase of microwave power level.

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This paper was recommended for publication in revised form by Associate Editor Dongsik Kim

Duygu Evin received her Ph.D degree in Mechanical Engineering from Firat University, Turkey, in 2004. Her research interests include heat and mass transfer, drying and evaporative cooling.

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Evin, D. Microwave drying and moisture diffusivity of white mulberry: experimental and mathematical modeling. J Mech Sci Technol 25, 2711–2718 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-011-0744-x

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