with a consequential improvement in predicted values. The
model predicted grain temperature more accurately than
exit air temperature, but not for the test undergoing inlet
air temperature of 120 C. The discrepancies between predicted
and measured exit air temperatures are between 2
and 5 C (except for the testing under high inlet air temperature
of 120 C) and may partly due to the effect of heat
loss through the wall of the fluidized-bed chamber. The
measuring point for the exit air is located 85 cm above