Effect of experimental parameters on temperature distribution during continuous and pulsed microwave heating

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1452-1456

  Gunasekaran, Sundaram ^a   Yang, Huai Wen ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorbed power; Energy efficiency; Pulsing ratio; Temperature distribution

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOOD PROCESSING; GELS; MICROWAVE HEATING; OVENS;

MICROWAVE POWER; MICROWAVE POWER LEVEL; MICROWAVE TREATMENT; PULSING RATIO;

TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33748551988     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2006.01.017     Document Type: Article

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