Microwave heating of an infinite solid slab and its thermal stability analysis using steady state bifurcation theory

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 339-349

  Chen, Xiao Dong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MICROWAVE HEATING; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

BIOT NUMBER; FRANK-KAMENETSKII IGNITION THEORY; STEADY STATE TEMPERATURE;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 0031988722     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(98)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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