Analysis of Microwave Thawing of Slabs with Effective Heat Capacity Method

AIChE Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1662-1674

  Basak, Tanmay ^a   Ayappa, K G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; ON-OFF CONTROL SYSTEMS; RESONANCE; SPECIFIC HEAT OF SOLIDS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THAWING; VOLUME FRACTION;

EFFECTIVE HEAT CAPACITY METHOD; MICROWAVE THAWING; TYLOSE SLABS;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

EID: 0031189864     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690430703     Document Type: Article

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