Research Article

Influence of Drying Temperature on the Different Thermodynamic Parameters during the Indirect Convective Solar Drying of Crocus sativus L. Of Morocco Thin-Layer Solar Drying of Moroccan Saffron

Table 3

Statistical parameters for each model according to the drying temperature.

Model nameT°(C)CoefficientsrSSE

Approximation of diffusion 35a = 0.274919 k = 0.025321 b = 1.0000160.9870620.063674
40a = 1.0000 k = 0.040771 b = 1.00000.9924940.046991
50a = 1.0000 k = 0.096969 b = 1.00000.9903780.056035
Henderson and Pabis 35a = 0.989186 k = 0.0249680.9871900.058659
40a = 0.961574 k = 0.0386640.9938510.039391
50a = 0.966113 k = 0.0925630.9911240.049139
Logarithmic 35a = 1.182757 k = 0.016349 c = −0.2238450.9914330.051868
40a = 0.967432 k = 0.037812 c = −0.0082190.9938770.042458
50a = 0.936275 k = 0.108052 c = 0.0455780.9948770.040935
Midilli–Kucuk 35a = 1.007054 k = 0.057324 n = 0.633474 b = −0.0037570.9954310.041535
40a = 1.002236 k = 0.087317 n = 0.707525 b = −0.0017410.9981670.025477
50a = 1.001182 k = 0.197427 n = 0.702230 b = −0.0000760.9990270.019962
Newton35k = 0.0253220.9870620.055143
40k = 0.0407710.9924940.040696
50k = 0.0969690.9903780.047358
Two-term 35a = −17.719848 k0 = 0.034255 b = 18.696468 k1 = 0.0336270.9877780.067806
40a = 0.098095 k0 = 0.595591 b = 0.901910 k1 = 0.0355690.9959310.037933
50a = 0.544158 k0 = 0.209609 b = 0.455690 k1 = 0.0452890.9987980.022187
Wang and Singh 35a = −0.018784 b = 0.0000910.9843370.064818
40a = −0.029208 b = 0.0002190.9715930.084190
50a = −0.043317 b = 0.0004220.8768530.177706
Page 35k = 0.025075 n = 1.0026450.9870630.058948
40k = 0.060268 n = 0.8785080.9951400.035032
50k = 0.193067 n = 0.7129130.9987800.018256