Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to determine the specific heat of lentil seed. Accurate measurement with this method requires a good seal condition of the sample pan and relatively thin sample specimen. The value of specific heat of lentil seeds ranged from 0.81 to 2.2 kJ/kgK. Specific heat increased quadratically with moisture content over the range from 2.1% to 25.8% (w.b.) and linearly with temperature varying from 10 C to 80 C. The classical compartment model was modified to accommodate the variation of specific heat with temperature and moisture content. KEYWORDS. Specific heat. Physical properties. Differential scanning calorimetry. Lentils.
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Tang et al. (1991) studied this question.