Temperature changes during microwave-vacuum drying of sliced carrots

Drying Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1057-1074

  Cui, Zheng Wei ^a   Xu, Shi Ying ^a   Sun, Da Wen ^b   Chen, Wei ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Carrot slices; Combined drying; Controlling resistance; Dielectric; Drying rate; Food; Mathematical model; Microwave vacuum drying; Rapid drying; Temperature prediction

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE HEATING; MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; WATER;

MICROWAVE-VACUMM DRYING; SLICED CARROTS; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; VACUUM PRESSURE LEVELS;

DRYING;

MICROWAVE DRYING;

DRYING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; VACUUM; VEGETABLES; WATER;

EID: 20844459116     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DRT-200059136     Document Type: Article

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