The Infona portal uses cookies, i.e. strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The portal can access those files and use them to remember the user's data, such as their chosen settings (screen view, interface language, etc.), or their login data. By using the Infona portal the user accepts automatic saving and using this information for portal operation purposes. More information on the subject can be found in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By closing this window the user confirms that they have read the information on cookie usage, and they accept the privacy policy and the way cookies are used by the portal. You can change the cookie settings in your browser.
In this study, energy consumption of intermittent drying of paddy rice is considered. Firstly, a mathematical model consists of two parts is established to describe the moisture distribution within a grain for both drying and tempering stages. The model, which is solved analytically, is proposed based on Fick's second law of diffusion within a sphere. Effects of different parameters namely air temperature...