Experimental and simulation studies of primary vacuum freeze-drying process of random solids at microwave heating

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 430-438

  Nastaj, J F ^a   Witkiewicz, K ^a   Wilczynska B ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Freeze drying; Internal heat source capacity; Microwave heating; Random solids

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DRYING; FREEZING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

FREEZE-DRYING PROCESS; MASS CONCENTRATION; PRIORI SUBLIMATION TEMPERATURE; RANDOM SOLIDS;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DRYING; FREEZING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE HEATING; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 39149116700     PISSN: 07351933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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