Effect of vacuum-microwave drying on selected mechanical and rheological properties of carrot

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 234-238

  Stepień, Bogdan ^a  

^a WROC AW UNIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRYING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MICROWAVES; RHEOLOGY;

COMPRESSION FORCES; VACUUM-MICROWAVE DRYING;

CROPS;

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 38549095768     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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