A simulation study on convection and microwave drying of different food products

Drying Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1549-1574

  Jia, Lu Wen ^a   Raisul Islam, Md ^a   Mujumdar, A S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carrot; Diffusion model; Diffusivity; Drying; Heat transfer; Mass transport; Model material; Potato; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DRYING; FOOD PRODUCTS; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE;

MICROWAVE DRYING;

HEAT CONVECTION;

CONVECTION; DIFFUSIVITY; FOOD PROCESSING; KINETICS; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MICROWAVE DRYING;

EID: 0942291477     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DRT-120024679     Document Type: Article

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