It is desired to determine the mass transfer coefficient during the maturation of a cylindrical cheddar cheese sample (kashar cheese) in a storage environment at 20 ° C with an air-water vapor mixture with 0.005 kg water / kg dry air humidity. For this purpose, a thin cheese slice with a thickness of 5 cm cut with a diameter of 10 cm was taken as a sample. After 20 minutes, the total water loss from the cheese slice was determined as 3.6 g. Calculate the molar diffusion flux in kg / m2h for the water evaporating from the cheese slice under the specified conditions, based on the assumption that the rate of removal of water vapor during ripening is constant

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It is desired to determine the mass transfer coefficient during the maturation of a cylindrical cheddar cheese sample (kashar cheese) in a storage environment at 20 ° C with an air-water vapor mixture with 0.005 kg water / kg dry air humidity. For this purpose, a thin cheese slice with a thickness of 5 cm cut with a diameter of 10 cm was taken as a sample. After 20 minutes, the total water loss from the cheese slice was determined as 3.6 g. Calculate the molar diffusion flux in kg / m2h for the water evaporating from the cheese slice under the specified conditions, based on the assumption that the rate of removal of water vapor during ripening is constant.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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