A model for temperature and moisture distribution during continuous microwave drying

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 68-87

  Boldor, D ^a   Sanders, T H ^b   Swartzel, K R ^c   Farkas, B E ^c  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATCH-TYPE MICROWAVE DRYING; INFRARED PYROMETRY; MOISTURE CONTENT (MC); THEORETICAL EQUATIONS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FIBER OPTICS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; PYROMETRY;

DRYING;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 18744389766     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2005.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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