Tob. Sci., 1971, 15-09, p. 23-28, ISSN.0082-4623
High temperature convective drying of tobacco during curing: I. Effect of air temperature and velocity on leaf temperature and drying rate
Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina USA
Experiments were conducted for yellowed, laminar tissue Nicotiana tabacum L. at air temperatures of 200, 240, 280, and 320°F. A mathematical model, based on a complete energy balance of the leaf tissue, was employed to predict the transient leaf...