In this research, solar drying of a thin layer of tomato slices was evaluated. The experiments were carried out at the air velocities of 0.5 and 1.0 m s-1 and thicknesses of 3, 5 and 7 mm. In order to find the most suitable form of thin layer drying model, nine different mathematical drying models were fitted to the experimental data to determine the pertinent coefficients of each model. The goodness of the fit was determined by calculating and comparing the values of the correlation coefficient (R^2 ) Root mean square error (RMSE) and chi-square (χ^2) for all models. The Page model with R^2=0.9974 ,χ^2=0.01351 , RMSE=0.002 showed the best fit.
Bagheri,H , Arabhosseini,A and Kianmehr,M H . (2012). Selection of a Relevant Mathematical Model for Drying of Tomato Slices Using Solar Dryer. (e25512). Journal of Agricultural Machinery, 2(2), e25512 doi: 10.22067/jam.v2i2.15098
MLA
Bagheri,H , , Arabhosseini,A , and Kianmehr,M H . "Selection of a Relevant Mathematical Model for Drying of Tomato Slices Using Solar Dryer" .e25512 , Journal of Agricultural Machinery, 2, 2, 2012, e25512. doi: 10.22067/jam.v2i2.15098
HARVARD
Bagheri H, Arabhosseini A, Kianmehr M H. (2012). 'Selection of a Relevant Mathematical Model for Drying of Tomato Slices Using Solar Dryer', Journal of Agricultural Machinery, 2(2), e25512. doi: 10.22067/jam.v2i2.15098
CHICAGO
H Bagheri, A Arabhosseini and M H Kianmehr, "Selection of a Relevant Mathematical Model for Drying of Tomato Slices Using Solar Dryer," Journal of Agricultural Machinery, 2 2 (2012): e25512, doi: 10.22067/jam.v2i2.15098
VANCOUVER
Bagheri H, Arabhosseini A, Kianmehr M H. Selection of a Relevant Mathematical Model for Drying of Tomato Slices Using Solar Dryer. JAM. 2012;2(2):e25512 (In Persian). doi: 10.22067/jam.v2i2.15098
