Research Article

Moisture Diffusivity and Shrinkage of Fruit and Cladode of Opuntia ficus-indica during Infrared Drying

Table 4

Effective diffusion coefficient parameters simulated by a full quadratic model.

Coefficient parametersStatistical parameters

Fruit7.560 10−92.150 10−9−4.944 10−11−3.364 10−108.019 10−14−5.456 10−120.95088.89 10−12
Cladode5.915 10−75.771 10−8−3.762 10−9−9.732 10−95.958 10−12−1.401 10−100.91504.29 10−10