Transactions of the ASAE · 1977 · 18 citations · 0 references
AgricultureAgronomyCrop SciencesCrop PhysiologyForage ProductionLyophilizationHay ProductionMoisture AnalysisMoisture Content AnalysisMoisture DeterminationWater ContentDryingDrying KineticsExponential DecayExponential Decay ModelsHay DryingMathematical Modeling Of DryingMoistureVapor Pressure Deficit Effects
ABSTRACT ALFALFA samples were dried in thin layers to determine the drying constants for the exponential decay of the moisture ratio. Equilib-rium moisture curves were also deter-mined for the material in the range from 20 to 35 C. The constants ob-tained in the thin-layer experiments were related to saturation vapor pressure deficit.