Specific Energy Consumption in Convective-microwave Drying of Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera) Roots

Ashok K Senapati¹, Rao PS², Lalit M Bal^3* and Suresh Prasad⁴

¹Department of Post harvest Technology and Process Engineering, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat - 396450, India

²Agricultural and Food Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-721302, India

³Post Harvest Process and Food Engineering, College of Agriculture, Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh- 472001, India

⁴Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna- 800013, India