Radio-frequency heating of foodstuff: Solution and validation of a mathematical model

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 998-1006

  Marra, Francesco ^a   Lyng, James ^b   Romano, Vittorio ^a   McKenna, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

FEM; RF heating; Transport phenomena modelling

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE HEATING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUATIONS; HEAT EQUATIONS; RADIO FREQUENCY HEATING; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA MODELLING;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 33750198015     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2006.03.031     Document Type: Article

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