Mass of the Tomato Used - 1500g (500g per thickness)

Mass of the Sliced Tomato - 455g (4mm), 422g (6mm), 455g (8mm)
Initial Moisture Content - 91% (4mm), 84.4% (6mm), 91% (8mm)
Final Moisture Content - 10%
Initial Mass - 1332g
Final Mass - 161g
Water Extracted- 1182g
Estimated Drying Time - 7hrs
Drying Rate per Hour - 0.20kg/hr
Average Drying Time per Thickness - 285 mins(4mm), 337.5(6mm), 457.5 mins(8mm)
Average Moisture Content per Thickness - 10.28%(4mm), 10.46%(6mm), 11.4%(8mm)

1st Layer
Time Mass of the tomato (grams)
4mm 6mm 8mm

Initial mass 80 47 80
30 mins 66 36 73
60 mins 53 26 64
90 mins 44 19 56
120 mins 35 15 50
150 mins 29 11 45
180 mins 23 9 39
210 mins 17 6 (stop) 34
240 mins 12 - 30
270 mins 8 - 23
300 mins - - 21
330 mins - - 18
360 mins - - 14
390 mins - - 10(Stop)
2nd Layer
Time Mass of the tomato (grams)
4mm 6mm 8mm
Initial mass 125 125 125
30 mins 107 108 110
60 mins 88 95 95
90 mins 75 84 88
120 mins 63 75 79
150 mins 51 66 71
180 mins 41 54 63
210 mins 32 45 52
240 mins 23 37 48
270 mins 14(stop) 32 42
300 mins - 26 37
330 mins - 22 32
360 mins 16 (Stop) 27
390 mins - - 22
420 mins - - 16 (Stop)
3rd Layer
Time Mass of the tomato (grams)
4mm 6mm 8mm
Initial mass 125 125 125
30 mins 109 110 114
60 mins 95 100 104
90 mins 82 90 95
120 mins 72 81 86
150 mins 62 71 79
180 mins 53 63 71
210 mins 43 55 63
240 mins 35 43 56
270 mins 24 35 49
300 mins 15 (stop) 29 44
330 mins - 21 39
360 mins - 14 (stop) 34
390 mins - - 29
420 mins - - 25
450 mins - - 19
480 mins - - 15 (stop)
4th Layer
Time Mass of the tomato (grams)
4mm 6mm 8mm
Initial Mass 125 125 125
30 mins 110 115 120
60 mins 97 105 111
90 mins 86 95 104
120 mins 75 89 97
150 mins 63 82 90
180 mins 52 77 82
210 mins 43 66 75
240 mins 34 59 68
270 mins 24 52 61
300 mins 15 (stop) 46 55
330 mins - 37 51
360 mins - 28 46
390 mins - 22 41
420 mins - 16 37
450 mins - - 32
480 mins - - 26
510 mins - - 21
540 mins - - 16 (stop)
 1st Layer
Time Moisture Content (%)
4mm 6mm 8mm
Initial moisture 91 84.4 91
content
30 mins 75.08 64.65 83.04
60 mins 60.29 46.69 72.8
90 mins 50.05 34.12 63.7
120 mins 39.81 26.93 56.88
150 mins 32.99 19.75 51.19
180 mins 26.16 16.16 44.36
210 mins 19.34 10.77 (stop) 38.68
240 mins 13.65 - 34.13
270 mins 9.1(stop) - 26.16
300 mins - - 23.89
330 mins - - 20.48
360 mins - - 15.93
390 mins - - 11.38 (Stop)
420 mins - - -
2nd Layer
Time Moisture Content (%)
4mm 6mm 8mm
Initial moisture 91 84.4 91
content
30 mins 77.90 72.92 80.08
60 mins 64.06 64.14 69.16
90 mins 54.6 56.72 60.06
120 mins 45.86 50.64 57.51
150 mins 37.13 44.56 51.69
180 mins 29.85 36.46 45.86
210 mins 23.30 30.38 37.86
240 mins 16.74 24.98 35.94
270 mins 10.19(stop) 21.61 30.58
300 mins - 17.56 26.94
330 mins - 14.85 23.30
360 mins - 10.80 (stop) 19.66
390 mins - - 16.02
420 mins - - 11.65 (stop)
3rd Layer
Time Moisture Content (%)
4mm 6mm 8mm
Initial moisture 91 84.4 91
content
30 mins 79.35 74.27 82.99
60 mins 69.16 67.52 75.71
90 mins 59.70 60.77 69.16
120 mins 52.42 54.69 62.61
150 mins 45.14 47.93 57.51
180 mins 38.58 42.54 51.69
210 mins 31.30 37.71 45.86
240 mins 25.48 29.03 40.77
270 mins 17.47 23.63 35.67
300 mins 10.92(stop) 19.58 32.03
330 mins - 14.18 28.39
360 mins - 9.45 (Stop) 24.75
390 mins - - 21.11
420 mins - - 18.2
450 mins - - 13.83
480 mins - - 10.92 (stop)
th
4 Layer
Time Moisture Content (%)
4mm 6mm 8mm
Initial moisture 91 84.4 91
content
30 mins 80.08 77.65 87.36
60 mins 70.62 70.90 80.81
90 mins 62.61 64.14 75.71
120 mins 54.6 60.09 70.62
150 mins 45.86 55.37 65.52
180 mins 37.86 51.99 59.70
210 mins 31.30 44.56 54.6
240 mins 24.75 39.84 49.50
270 mins 17.47 35.11 44.41
300 mins 10.92(stop) 31.06 40.04
330 mins - 24.98 37.13
360 mins - 18.91 33.49
390 mins - 14.85 29.85
420 mins - 10.80 (Stop) 26.94
450 mins - - 23.30
480 mins - - 18.93
510 mins - - 15.29
540 mins - - 11.65 (stop)
 1st Layer
100
90
80
Moisture Content (%)

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360 390 420
Drying Time (min)

4mm 6mm 8mm

2nd Layer
100
90
80
Moisture Content (%)

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360 390 420 450

Drying Time (min)

4mm 6mm 8mm

 3rd Layer
100
90
80
Moisture Content (%)

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360 390 420 450 480 510

Drying Time (min)

4mm 6mm 8mm

4th Layer
100
90
80
Mointure Content (%)

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360 390 420 450 480 510 540 570

Drying Time (min)

4mm 6mm 8mm Series4

Mass of the Tomato Used - 3000g (1000g per thickness)
Mass of the Sliced Tomato - 940g (4mm), 942g (6mm), 939g (8mm)
Initial Moisture Content - 94% (4mm), 94.2% (6mm), 93.9% (8mm)
Final Moisture Content - 10%
Initial Mass - 2128g
Final Mass - 161g
Water Extracted- g
Estimated Drying Time - 6.5hrs
Drying Rate per Hour - kg/hr
Drying Time per Thickness - 270 mins(4mm), 330(6mm), 390(8mm)
Moisture Content per Thickness - 9.60%(4mm), 10%(6mm), 11.60%(8mm)
Batch
Time Batch Mass of Tomato (g)
Time 4mm Moisture
6mm Content (%) 8mm
Initial Mass 4mm
940 6mm
942 8mm
939
Initial
30 mins moisture 94804 94.2
816 93.9
840
content
60 mins 678 713 755
3090mins
mins 80.40
567 81.60
610 84674
60120
mins
mins 67.80
476 71.3
517 75.50
604
90150
mins
mins 56.70
389 61431 67.40
536
120
180mins
mins 47.60
311 51.70
367 60.40
475
150 mins
210 mins 38.89
236 43.10
306 53.60
416
180
240mins
mins 31.10
165 36.70
251 47.50
357
210
270mins
mins 23.60
96 30.60
196 41.60
303
240
300mins
mins 16.50 25.10
141 35.70
255
270 mins
330 mins 9.6 19.60
100 30.30
207
300
360mins
mins 14.10 25.50
161
330
390mins
mins 10 20.70
116
360 mins
420 mins 16.10
390 mins 11.60
420 mins
 Batch
100
90
80
70
Moisture Content (%)

60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360 390 420

Drying Time (min)

4mm 6mm 8mm