| Editorial | xi |
| Effect of Intermittent Heating on Drying-Induced Strain-Stress of Molded Clay Yoshinori Itaya, Shigekatsu Mori, Masanobu Hasatani | 1261 |
| Transpore: A Generic Heat and Mass Transfer Computational Model for Understanding and Visualizing the Drying of Porous Media Patrick Perré, Ian W. Turner | 1273 |
| An Integrated Neural Model for Drying and Thermal Degradation of Selected Products W. Kaminski, E. Tomczak | 1291 |
| Optimization of Single-Zone Drying of Polymer Solution Coatings to Avoid Blister Defects Peter E. Price, Jr., Richard A. Cairncross | 1303 |
| Simulation of Spray Drying in Superheated Steam Using Computational Fluid Dynamics A. Frydman, J. Vasseur, F. Ducept, M. Sionneau, J. Moureh | 1313 |
| The Use of Local Thermodynamic Path for Quality Problems During Convective Drying S. Laurent, F. Couture, M. Roques | 1327 |
| Dehydration by Desorption and by Spray Drying of Dairy Proteins: Influence of the Mineral Environment P. Schuck, V. Briard, S. Méjean, M. Piot, M. H. Famelart, J. L. Maubois | 1347 |
| Kinetics of Osmotic Dehydration of Apples with Pectin Coatings A. Lenart, R. Dabrowska | 1359 |
| Equilibration of Apple Tissue in Osmotic Dehydration: Microstructural Changes J. M. Barat, A. Albors, A. Chiralt, P. Fito | 1375 |
| Influence of Osmotic Dehydration on Texture and Pectic Composition of Kiwifruit Slices D. Torreggiani, E. Forni, A. Maestrelli, F. Quadri | 1387 |
| The Influence of Polarization on the Microwave Drying Process of Shelled Corn János Beke | 1399 |
| Desiccant Grain Applied to the Storage of Solar Drying Potential Th. Ziegler, I.-G. Richter, R. Pecenka | 1411 |
| Role of Sucrose-LDH Hydrogen Bond for Thermal Stabilizing Effect of Sucrose on Freeze-Dried LDH T. Suzuki, K. Imamura, H. Fujimoto, M. Okazaki | 1429 |
| Quantitative Analysis of Drying Behaviour of Fruits and Vegetables B. K. May, A. J. Sinclair, A. L. Halmos, V. N. Tran | 1441 |
| Influence of Solute Temperature and Concentration on the Combined Osmotic and Air Drying A. Reppa, J. Mandala, A. E. Kostaropoulos, G. D. Saravacos | 1449 |
| The Constant Rate Drying Period During Experimental Fruit Drying C. F. Hansmann, Elizabeth Joubert, P. C. Fourie | 1459 |
| Hot Air and Microwave Drying of Onions: A Comparative Study J. C. Laguerre, V. Tauzin, E. Grenier | 1471 |
| The Significance of the Gaps Between Boards in Determining the Moisture Content Profiles in the Drying of Hardwood Timber T. A. G. Langrish | 1481 |
| A Numerical Study of Fluid Flow and Heat/Mass Transfer Over a Stack of Planks A. Hashemi Esfahanian, S. Dost, B. Tabarrok | 1495 |
| Airflow Behaviour in Timber (Lumber) Kilns J. J. Nijdam, R. B. Keey | 1511 |
| Drying of Powdery Materials in a Pulsed Fluid Bed Dryer Z. Gawrzynski, R. Glaser, T. Kudra | 1523 |
| Predicting the Energy Consumption of Continuous Well-Mixed Fluidized Bed Dryers from Drying Kinetic Data C. G. J. Baker | 1533 |
| Predicting Apparent Sherwood Numbers for Fluidized Beds H. Groenewold, E. Tsotsas | 1557 |
| A Novel Radio Frequency Assisted Heat Pump Dryer M. G. Masrshall, A. C. Metaxas | 1571 |
| Simulation of Hydration/Dehydration of CaO/Ca(OH)2 Chemical Heat Pump reactor for Cold/Hot Heat Generation Hironao Ogura, Rui Shimojyo, Hiroyuki Kage, Yoshizo Matsuno, Arun S. Mujumdar | 1579 |
| Specialized Drying Processing Equipment Georgios Raouzeos, Walther Schwenk | 1593 |
| A New Treatment for a Filter Tip to Decrease Flavor and Water Migrations During Storage of a Tobacco Product Masato Miyauchi, Yukio Nakanishi, Yasuyuki Sagara | 1603 |
| Effect of Infrared Irradiation on Drying Characteristics of Wet Porous Materials A. Hashimoto, T. Kameoka | 1613 |
| Indirect Measurement and Control of Moisture Content During Dehydration Performed by Frying G. Trystram, I. C. Tréléa, A. L. Raoult-Wack, A. Diaz, Francis Courtois | 1627 |
| Airless Drying-Developments Since IDSī94 Thomas C. Stubbings | 1639 |
| Preparation of Organic Mesoporous Gel by Supercritical/Freeze Drying Hajime Tamon, Hajime Ishizaka | 1653 |
| Progress in Dryer Selection Techniques Ian C. Kemp | 1667 |
| Effects of Glycerol on the Drying of Gelatin and Sugar Solutions Shuichi Yamamoto | 1681 |
| Characteristics of Gelatin Biofilm in Relation to Drying Process Conditions near Melting F. C. Menegalli, P. J. Sobral, Michel A. Roques, S. Laurent | 1697 |
| Quantification of Through Drying Rate Data Guohua Chen, W. J. Murray Douglas | 1707 |
| LIST OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT IDS'98 | 1725 |
| POLICY REGARDING TECHNICAL NOTES | 1741 |
| ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS | 1743 |
| NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORS | 1745 |