Study of drying kinetics and quality attributes of fermented corn grains as affected by drying temperatures and velocities

Abstract

Abbreviations: Deff, moisture diffusivity (m2/s); L, half of the thickness of the sample (m);M0, initial moisture content of the sample (g water/g solid); Mi, instantaneous moisture content of the sample (g water/g solid); Me, equilibrium moisture content of the sample (g water/g solid); MBE, mean bias error; MR, moisture ratio; MRexp, experimental moisture ratio; MRpre, predicted moisture ratio; n, Drying constant in the model; N, number of observation; RMSE, root mean square error; R2, coefficient of determination; t, drying time (hr); χ2, reduced chi square; z, number of constant in the models