Microwave Drying of Melia dubia and Its Effect on Mechanical Properties †
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Method
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Treatment | MW Power | Exposure Time | Idle Time | Total Drying Cycle Time |
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T1 | 540 W | 30 s | 2 min | 2 min 30 s |
T2 | 540 W | 30 s | 5 min | 5 min 30 s |
T3 | 540 W | 1 min | 2 min | 3 min |
T4 | 540 W | 1 min | 5 min | 6 min |
T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Above FSP | 0.79 | 0.4 | 1.39 | 0.77 |
Below FSP | 0.68 | 0.29 | 0.67 | 0.39 |
Overall | 0.74 | 0.35 | 1.11 | 0.59 |
Properties | MOE (MPa) | MOR (MPa) | MCS (MPa) | |||
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Treatments | Control | MW | Control | MW | Control | MW |
Mean | 7985.15 a | 7549.3 b | 87.2 a | 80.46 b | 39.4 a | 35.71 b |
Standard Deviation | 1013.80 | 501.01 | 0.86 | 3.44 | 2.44 | 4.02 |
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Sharma, R.; Kumar, R.; Sethy, A.K. Microwave Drying of Melia dubia and Its Effect on Mechanical Properties. Environ. Earth Sci. Proc. 2024, 31, 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/eesp2024031019
Sharma R, Kumar R, Sethy AK. Microwave Drying of Melia dubia and Its Effect on Mechanical Properties. Environmental and Earth Sciences Proceedings. 2024; 31(1):19. https://doi.org/10.3390/eesp2024031019
Chicago/Turabian StyleSharma, Rohit, Rakesh Kumar, and Anil Kumar Sethy. 2024. "Microwave Drying of Melia dubia and Its Effect on Mechanical Properties" Environmental and Earth Sciences Proceedings 31, no. 1: 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/eesp2024031019
APA StyleSharma, R., Kumar, R., & Sethy, A. K. (2024). Microwave Drying of Melia dubia and Its Effect on Mechanical Properties. Environmental and Earth Sciences Proceedings, 31(1), 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/eesp2024031019