A three-stage microwave-assisted drying model based on the dielectric properties of laminar materials: Theoretical development and validation

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 465-469

  Monz Cabrera, J ^a   Catal Civera, J M ^a   Daz Morcillo, A ^a   Snchez Hernndez, D ^b   Plaza Gonzlez, P J ^a   De Los Reyes, E ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dielectric properties; Drying model; Laminar materials; Microwave energy; Temperature calculation

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DRYING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; LEATHER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SOLIDS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

LAMINAR MATERIALS; MICROWAVE DRYING;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

EID: 0037139167     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.10211     Document Type: Article

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