Heat transfer between the coffee beans and the hot air stream.

Thermal power transferred between the hot air flow and the metal parts of the
fluidized reactor

Thermal power transferred from the hot air flow to the coffee beans

Exothermic heat generation during roasting

Main assumptions of the numerical model

Thermal flows between the hot air flow and surfaces of the roaster

Coffee moisture evaporation model

Equivalent thermal resistance accounting both convection and conduction

Empty roaster heat transfer

Bean moisture content

Coffee Drying Curve

Sorption behavior

Diffusion coefficient