where T∞ is the oven temperature (C), Tini is the initial temperature
of the material (C), Asurface is the surface area of the material
(m2
), V is the volume (m3
), r (2700 kg/m3
) is the density and cp
(869 J/kgK) (Singh and Heldman, 2008) is the specific heat of the
material, and t is time (s).