Nomenclature

w (%)

Water content

MRpre,i

Predicted moisture ratio

m0

Initial dry mass (g)

MRexp,i

Experimental moisture ratio

m(t)

Massat instant t

Deff

effective diffusivity(m²/s)

meq

Mass at equilibrium (g)

D0

Pre-exponential factor of the Arrhenius equation (m²/s)

MR

Moisture ratio

Ri

Interior radius (mm)

a, b, c, k, h, n

Models constants

Re

Exterior radius (mm)

RMSE

Root Mean Square Errors

t

Absorption time

SSE

Mean of the squares errors

r2

Coefficient of determination

N

Number of Observations

R

Constant of perfect gas (kJ/mol∙K).

MR

Moisture ratio

T

Drying temperature (˚C)

P

Number of constants

E

Standard deviation