Sublimation-condensation phenomenon in microwave freeze-drying

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 321-329

  Wang, Zhaohui ^a   Shi, Mingheng ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Freeze drying; Heat and mass transfer; Microwave heating; Sublimation condensation region

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006593940     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02919443     Document Type: Article

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