Mathematical-Based CFD Modelling and Simulation of Mushroom Drying in Tray Dryer

Table 8

Moisture sorption model constants and statistical parameters.

Sorption models	T (°C)	Coefficients			Statistical parameters
						RMSE
Modified Halsey	50	2.588	0.002258	1.742	0.6679	17.42
	40	-5.346	0.2193	3.464	0.6194	17.13
	30	0.1407	0.1105	3.406	0.6103	17.01
Modified Chung and Pfost	50	4.909	0.0004011	0.1039	0.9184	8.633
	40	5.656	0.0002936	0.08017	0.9406	6.765
	30	5.157	0.0004713	0.08761	0.9462	6.323
Iglesias and Chirife	50	91.13	4.291	AN	0.9532	6.361
	40	96.8	-0.308	NA	0.9654	5.042
	30	95.82	0.2115	NA	0.967	4.845
Modified Henderson	50	-0.000952	-43.8	1.36	0.9762	4.664
	40	-0.004215	-37.53	1.228	0.9891	2.895
	30	-0.001588	-24.1	1.252	0.9871	3.093
GAB	50				0.9707	5.174
	40				0.9782	4.102
	30				0.9687	4.819
BET	50	-0.005688	0.1251	NA	0.7527	13.49
	40	-0.005692	0.1251	NA	0.7527	13.49
	30	-0.003156	0.1174	NA	0.7294	13.88
Ferro-Fontan	50	4.909	0.0004011	0.1039	0.9184	8.633
	40	5.656	0.0002936	0.08017	0.9406	6.765
	30	5.157	0.0004713	0.08761	0.9462	6.323

NA = not applicable.