Modelling and simulation of continuous and intermittent radio frequency-assisted fluidized bed drying of grains

Food and Bioproducts Processing

Volumn 83, Issue 3 C, 2005, Pages 203-210

  Jumah, Rami ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Dielectric drying; Fluidization; Intermittent heating; Method of lines

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYING; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FOOD PROCESSING; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

CORN; DIELECTRIC DRYING; INTERMITTENT HEATING; RADIO FREQUENCY ASSISTED FLUIDIZED BED;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 24744459217     PISSN: 09603085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/fbp.04291     Document Type: Article

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