1 SCIENTIFIC PAPER EFFECTS OF PRETREATMENTS ON DRYING OF TURKEY BERRY IN FLUIDIZED BED DRYER R. Barathiraja 1 , P.Thirumal 1* , G.Saraswathy 2 , I. Rahamathullah 3 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Bargur, India 2 Department of Chemistry, Government College of Engineering, Bargur, India 3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Srirangam, Trichirapalli, India Received 20.11.2020. Revised 22.7.2021. Accepted 6.8.2021. * Corresponding Author: Dr. P.Thirumal, Tel: +91 4343 266101, Fax: +91 4343 266101, E-mail: ptml76@gmail.com