The heat pump drying characteristics and mathematical modeling of fresh Chinese yam were studied. The effects of different factors such as the temperature and thickness of yam on heat pump drying characteristics were investigated. Moreover, the obtained experimental data were processed using the SAS 8.0 software for mathematical modeling, and a heat pump drying curve and a drying rate curve were obtained. When the temperature was higher and the slice thickness was smaller, the drying speed was faster, and t...
(1.Institute of Agro-food Science&Technology,Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Nanning 530007,China)(2.Guangxi Crop Genetic Improvement and Biotechnology Lab,Nanning 530007,China)(3.Department of ElectricalEngineering,Guangxi Vocational College of