Research Article
Drying Characteristics and Model of Chinese Hawthorn Using Microwave Coupled with Hot Air
Table 2
Uncertainties of the parameters during drying of hawthorn slices.
| Parameter | Unit | Comment |
| Hot air distributor inlet temperature | °C | ±0.35 | Hot air distributor outlet temperature | °C | ±0.35 | Microwave cavity inlet temperature | °C | ±0.35 | Centrifugal blower outlet temperature | °C | ±0.35 | Ambient air temperature | °C | ±0.5 | Heater outlet temperature | °C | ±0.5 | Mass loss values | min | ±0.1 | Temperature value | min | ±0.1 | Uncertainty in the air velocity measurement | m/s | 0.12 | Uncertainty in the hawthorn slices weight measurement | g | 0.1 | Uncertainty in the initial moisture content measurement of hawthorn slices | g | 0.001 | Uncertainty in the mass loss measurement | g | 0.1 | Uncertainty in reading values of table (, cp.) | % | ±0.1-0.2 |
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