Table 1 Mathematical models applied to the drying curves

From: Effects of infrared assisted refractance window drying on physicochemical and quality attributes and thermodynamic analysis of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.)

Model name

Model formula

Reference

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\(MR = \exp ( - kt^{n} )\)

Uribe et al.,47

Wang and Singh

\(MR = 1 + at + bt^{2}\)

Mandale et al.,49

Newton/Lewis

\(MR = \exp ( - kt)\)

Nguyen et al.,48

Verma et al

\(MR = a\exp ( - kt) + (1 - a)\exp ( - gt)\)

Venkateshwari et al.,5

Logarithmic

\(MR = a\exp ( - kt) + c\)

Zalpouri et al.,50

Henderson and Pabis

\(MR = a\exp ( - kt)\)

Muyonga et al6

Midilli et al.,

\(MR = a\exp ( - kt^{n} ) + bt\)

Öztekin et al.,60

Two-term

\(MR = a\exp ( - kt) + c\exp ( - k_{0} t)\)

Simsek and Süfer,41