Finite element modeling of heat and mass transfer during steaming of cowpea seeds

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1702-1712

  Fang, C ^a   Chinnan, M S ^a   Thai, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Cowpea; Finite element modeling; Heat and mass transfer; Steaming

Indexed keywords

CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS;

EID: 0038234813     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb12317.x     Document Type: Article

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