Table 1 Mathematical model equation for thin-layer drying.

From: Drying kinetics and characteristics of Acori tatarinowii rhizoma under hot air thin-layer drying at different temperatures

Serial number

Model

Model equation

Model parameters

References

1

Logaritmic

MR = aexp(-kt) + c

a, k, c

25

2

Two-term Exponential

MR = aexp(-kt) + (1-a) exp(-kat)

a, k

31

3

Newton

MR = exp(-kt)

k

33

4

Cubic

MR = \(a{t}^{3}+b{t}^{2}+ct+d\)

a, b, c, d

34

5

Binomil

MR = \(a{t}^{2}+bt+c\)

a, b, c

35

  1. Note: “MR” represents the model equation.
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