Abstract
From the results presented in the first part of this study, it was concluded that internal moisture diffusion controls the drying process. This paper develops a diffusive-conductive model for predicting not only the moisture content of kernels and the temperature at different operating conditions, but also the instantaneous relative air humidity and air temperature. First, a law of variation of the diffusional coefficient vs. temperature and moisture content is identified. Very good agreement is found between predicted and experimental results for T g, X, Y and T a at several air temperatures and initial moisture contents of maize. Moreover, the model is validated by other experiments conducted on flotation fluidized beds and classical fluidized beds.
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