Integrated modeling of microwave food processing and comparison with experimental measurements

Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 153-165

  Akarapu, R ^a   Li, B Q ^a   Huo, Y ^a   Tang, J ^b   Liu, F ^b  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food processing; Modeling; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; HEAT CONDUCTION; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE HEATING; PACKAGING; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS; EDGE FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATION; FOOD PACKAGES; MESH SENSITIVITY; SHAPE REGULARITY;

FOOD PROCESSING;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; MICROWAVES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; STERILIZATION;

EID: 29544442621     PISSN: 08327823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08327823.2004.11688516     Document Type: Article

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