In this paper, we now aim to investigate drying behavior
of kiwi fruits both experimentally and numerically. The
experimental part includes measurement of drying data of
kiwi fruits at various drying conditions (e.g., temperature,
velocity and relative humidity). The numerical part
includes the study of the external flow and temperature
fields using a commercial CFD package. From these fields,
the local distributions of the surface convective heat transfer
coefficients for the fruits are determined to predict the
local convective mass transfer coefficients through the analogy
between the thermal and concentration boundary layers.
Heat and moisture diffusion studies inside the products
are performed using our own code.