Research Article
Vibro-Fluidized Bed Drying of Pumpkin Seeds: Assessment of Mathematical and Artificial Neural Network Models for Drying Kinetics
Table 2
Experimental parameters for VFBD.
| Operating parameters | VFBD |
| Initial moisture content (kg H2O/kg dry matter) | 1.442 ± 0.082 | Air temperature (°C) | 40, 50, and 60 | Air velocity (m/s) | 4 | Vibration intensity | 4.29 (A = 10 mm and = 10.3 Hz) | Bed height (cm) | Thin layer | Ambient temperature (°C) | 27–30 | Relative humidity (%) | 45–50 |
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