Computer simulation of radio frequency heating of model fruit immersed in water

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 270-280

  Birla, S L ^a   Wang, S ^a   Tang, J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric heating; Dielectric properties; Heating pattern; Heating uniformity; Quarantine; RF heating

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC HEATING; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; GELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

HEATING UNIFORMITY; QUARANTINE; RADIO FREQUENCY HEATING;

FRUITS;

EID: 34547572036     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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