The double-diffusivity heat transfer model for grain stores incorporating microwave heating

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 629-647

  Antic, Alexsandar ^a   Hill, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Double diffusivity; Grain; Heat transfer; Microwave heating

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES;

GRAIN INDUSTRY;

HEAT CONDUCTION;

DIFFUSIVITY; FOOD PROCESSING; HEAT TRANSFER; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION;

EID: 0041340536     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0307-904X(03)00072-6     Document Type: Article

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