Modeling of thermal conductivity of granular starches (original) (raw)

A STRUCTURAL GENERIC MODEL TO PREDICT THE EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF GRANULAR MATERIALS

Drying Technology, 2001

A generic structural model to estimate the effective thermal conductivity of granular foods is proposed based on a distribution coefficient. It is assumed that granular food materials in bulk can be considered as a two-phase system containing granules and an interstitial air phase, and while the granules are also be considered as a two-phase system containing dry mater and water.