MC1 – initial moisture content, kg H2O kg1 DM; MC2 – intermittent moisture content, between first and second stage of drying, kg H2O kg1 DM; MC3 – equilibrium moisture
content, kg H2O kg1 DM; Ta – air temperature, C; t – time, h; MW – microwave power, W g1
; P – pressure in the drying chamber, kPa.
MWVD – microwave vacuum drying; HACD – hot air convective drying; HACD + MWVD –hot air convective and microwave vacuum drying.
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