Optimization of pulsed microwave heating

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1457-1462

  Gunasekaran, Sundaram ^a   Yang, Huai Wen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimization; Penetration depth; Power consumption; Pulsed microwave; Temperature profile

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD PRODUCTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

PENETRATION DEPTH; PULSED MICROWAVE ENERGY; TEMPERATURE DROP; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33748552995     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2006.01.018     Document Type: Article

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