Drying Technology Vol 17, No 6, Year 1999

CONTENTS
Experimental Study of Matter Transfer in Cocoa Beans During Fermentation and Drying
F. Augier, J. Nganhou, J. C. Benet, G. Berthomieu, M. Barel
1027
Heat and Mass Transfer During Drying of Granular Products by Combined Convection and Conduction
A. Mhimid, J. P. Fohr, S. Ben Nasrallah
1043
Thermocompressor Design for Efficient Energy Recovery of Paper Production Plant Dryers
C. T. Kiranoudis, M. K. Krokida, Z. B. Maroulis
1065
Drying Simulation of Corn with Tempering
M. P. Tolaba, R. J. Aguerre, C. Suárez
1081
The Dehydration of Garlic. I. Desorption Isotherms and Modelling of Drying Kinetics
G. Vázquez, F. Chenlo, R. Moreira, A. Costoyas
1095
The Dehydration of Garlic. II. The Effects of Pretreatments on Drying Kinetics
G. Vázquez, F. Chenlo, R. Moreira, A. Costoyas
1109
Life Cycle Assessment of an Energy-System with a Superheated Steam Dryer Integrated in a Local District Heat and Power Plant
Hans Björk, Anders Rasmuson
1121
Drying Rate and Temperature Profile for Superheated Steam Vacuum Drying and Moist Air Drying of Softwood Lumber
S. Pang, M. Dakin
1135
Design and Development of a New Peanut Curing Process for West Texas
A. Ertas, S. Firenza, B. T. Tanju, O. Cuvalci, T. T. Maxwell, M. Schubert, R. Henning, C. Butts
1149
TECHNICAL NOTES
Desorption Isotherms of Water in Trifoliate Yam (Dioscorea dumetorum Pax.)
D. N. Njie
1161
Influence of Model Uncertainty on the Dynamic Optimal Control Performance of a Batch Corn Drying Process
Ioan Cristian Trelea, G. Trystram, Francis Courtois
1173
Optimization of a Wood Dryer Kiln Using the Mixed Integer Programming Technique: A Case Study
Stig-Inge Gustafsson
1181
Drying of Chopped Spring Onion Using Fluidization Technique
Thanit Swasdisevi, Somchart Soponronnarit, Somkiat Prachayawarakorn, Wichai Phetdasada
1191
Desorption Isotherms of Imported Banana Application of the GAB Theory
N. Kechaou, M. Maalej
1201
Effect of Chemical Pretreatment on the Physical Properties of Dehydrated Grapes
A. L. Gabas, F. C. Menegalli, J. Telis-Romero
1215
Effects of Drying, Tempering and Ambient Air Ventilation on Quality and Moisture Reduction of Corn
Somchart Soponronnarit, Somboon Wetchacama, Thanit Swasdisevi, Pongthep Chotijukdikuld
1227
SNIPPETS ON DRYING
Carl W. Hall
1239
BOOK REVIEWS
Scientific Principles of Drying Technique (in Russian)
T. Kudra
1243
Transport Phenomena in Porous Media
A. S. Mujumdar
1245
CONFERENCE REPORT
1247
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CALLS FOR PAPERS
1255
NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS
1259



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