Pulsed microwave-vacuum drying of food materials

Drying Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 395-412

  Gunasekaran, Sundaram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Drying efficiency; Energy utilization factor; Moisture and temperature equilization; Pulsing ratio

Indexed keywords

DRYING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOOD PROCESSING; MICROWAVE HEATING; MOISTURE; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

HOT AIR DRYING; INTERMITTENT DRYING; MICROWAVE VACUUM DRYING; PULSED DRYING;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

DRYING; FOOD; MICROWAVE DRYING; VACUUM;

EID: 0033104848     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373939908917542     Document Type: Article

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