Table 4 Mathematical models’ constants and statistical measures results for NTS drying using OLPG under different slices thickness.

From: Drying characteristics, environmental and economic analysis of a solar dryer with evacuated tube solar collector for drying Nile Tilapia slices

ST, mm

Model name

Constants

Statistical measures

k

a

b

c

d

g

h

L

n

R2

χ2

RMSE

SSE

E, %

4

Newton (Lewis)

0.23370

        

0.99739

0.00023

0.01458

0.000213

8.44842

Page

0.23453

       

0.99778

0.99739

0.00025

0.01458

0.000213

8.40417

Combined Two-Term and Page

0.23831

1.00616

0.00000

   

0.74762

 

0.99214

0.99745

0.00032

0.01442

0.000208

8.349581

Modified Henderson and Pabis

0.16284

0.32468

0.34774

0.34133

 

0.27189

0.30480

  

0.99786

0.00031

0.01321

0.000175

7.30894

Modified Midilli II

0.21938

0.93700

0.05918

     

1.139193

0.99974

0.000030

0.00464

0.000021

2.04850

Modified Page III

1.00485

   

1.63262

   

0.62603

0.997425

0.000267

0.014491

0.000210

8.562324

Modified Two Term III

0.23370

1.00000

       

0.997392

0.000248

0.014583

0.000213

8.448424

Logistics

0.23822

34.49601

35.64725

      

0.99735

0.00028

0.01470

0.000216

8.81246

Simplified Ficks Diffusion

 

1.00485

 

0.62603

   

1.63262

 

0.997425

0.000267

0.014491

0.000210

8.562324

Approximation diffusion

0.23370

1.00

1.00

      

0.99739

0.00027

0.01458

0.000213

8.44842

Parabolic model

 

0.95973

− 0.16808

0.00796

     

0.99319

0.000707

0.023566

0.000555

12.21016

8

Newton (Lewis)

0.215918

        

0.99647

0.00030

0.01670

0.00028

10.97187

Page

0.22339

       

0.97991

0.99659

0.00031

0.01641

0.000269

10.27545

Combined Two-Term and Page

0.23147

1.01219

0.00000

   

0.80013

 

0.96610

0.99673

0.00038

0.01608

0.000259

10.0587

Modified Henderson and Pabis

0.21657

0.33431

0.334308

0.33431

 

0.21657

0.21657

  

0.99648

0.000445

0.01667

0.000278

11.0431

Modified Midilli II

0.20479

0.93590

0.06194

     

1.13534

0.99988

0.000013

0.00314

0.000010

1.19792

Modified Page III

1.00292

   

1.68070

   

0.61176

0.99648

0.000342

0.01667

0.000278

11.04312

Modified Two Term III

0.21592

1.00000

       

0.996472

0.000319

0.01670

0.000279

10.97187

Logistics

0.21731

20,529.02

20,657.31

      

0.99647

0.00034

0.01671

0.000279

11.12284

Simplified Ficks Diffusion

 

1.00292

 

0.61176

   

1.68070

 

0.996483

0.000342

0.016672

0.000278

11.04312

Approximation diffusion

0.21592

1.00

1.00

      

0.99647

0.00034

0.01670

0.000279

10.97187

Parabolic model

 

0.94759

− 0.14911

0.00628

     

0.98841

0.001127

0.030263

0.000916

16.90424

12

Newton (Lewis)

0.198211

        

0.99270

0.00058

0.02343

0.00055

15.23128

Page

0.21889

       

0.94406

0.99372

0.00053

0.02174

0.000473

12.88814

Combined Two-Term and Page

0.23110

1.01900

0.00000

   

0.74436

 

0.92417

0.99403

0.00062

0.02119

0.000449

12.5566

Modified Henderson and Pabis

0.19753

0.33225

0.33225

0.33225

 

0.19753

0.19753

  

0.99272

0.00082

0.02341

0.000548

15.14199

Modified Midilli II

0.19155

0.92272

0.075855

     

1.14790

0.99985

0.000014

0.003354

0.000011

1.192152

Modified Page III

0.99676

   

1.72440

   

0.58738

0.992716

0.000658

0.023409

0.000548

15.14199

Modified Two Term III

0.19821

1.00000

       

0.99270

0.00062

0.02343

0.000549

15.23128

Logistics

0.19812

419.87

419.74

      

0.99269

0.00066

0.02345

0.000550

15.22594

Simplified Ficks Diffusion

 

0.99676

 

0.58738

   

1.72440

 

0.992716

0.000658

0.023409

0.000548

15.14199

Approximation diffusion

0.19821

1.00

1.00

      

0.99270

0.00066

0.02343

0.000549

15.23128

Parabolic model

 

0.93653

− 0.13367

0.00511

     

0.983133

0.001522

0.035611

0.001268

18.77383

  1. Significant values are in bold.