Αn Experimental and Numerical Study on the Drying of Celery (Apium Graveolens L.) Growing in Southern Tunisia
Received: 4 October 2024 | Revised: 15 October 2024 | Accepted: 30 October 2024 | Online: 2 February 2025
Corresponding author: Nadia Nasfi
Abstract
The present work experimentally investigates the curves of the drying kinetics of celery leaves (Apium Graveolens L.) in a drying convective oven. These curves were determined at 50°C, 60°C, and 70°C. For the fitting of the experimental results, the Lewis, Handerson, and Pabis, Page, Midilli &Kucuk, Logarithmic, Modified Page, Wang, and Singh and Two Terms models were used. The Midilli & Kucuk model provided the best fit for the experimental results. The effective water diffusion coefficient (Deff) varied from 3.65×10-10 m2/s to 7.29×10-10 m2/s in the considered temperature range. The higher temperature gave a higher effective water diffusion coefficient and Drying Rate (DR). The activation energy calculated using an exponential expression based on the Arrhenius equation was 31.72 kJ/mol. The Characteristic Drying Curve (CDC) was also determined as a three-degree polynomial.
Keywords:
Apium graveolens L., drying curves, water diffusion coefficient, activation energy, Midilli &KucukDownloads
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