Paper
Thermal Behaviour of Fenugreek Seed Powder Thermal Properties of Fengreek Powder
- Authors:
- Elahe Elahe Ahmadi; Seyed Mohammad Hoseini Nasr; Hamid Hamid Jalilvand
- Abstract
- In present study the thermal properties of the fenugreek powder have been determined and discussed here. The thermal properties of the fenugreek powder are important parameter in designing and fabricating equipment for its processing, developing structures for handling, transporting, processing at different temperature and storage, and also for assessing quality. The study was conducted to investigate thermal properties of fenugreek seed powder at varying moisture content. Thermal conductivity was measured by thermal conductivity meter, specific heat by Differential Scanning Calorimeter whereas bulk thermal diffusivity was determined by using standard relationship. It was found that as moisture content and temperature of fenugreek powder increases, the thermal conductivity and specific heat are increasing, but bulk thermal diffusivity was found to be decreasing in nature.
- Keywords
- Thermal conductivity; Specific heat; Diffusivity; Bulk density
- StartPage
- 9
- EndPage
- 16
- Doi
- 10.18005/JAEB0101004