Mathematical modeling of microwave-assisted inert medium fluidized bed drying of cylindrical carrot samples

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 296-305

  Souraki, B Abbasi ^a   Andres A ^b   Mowla, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fluidization; Glass beads; Heat and mass transfer; Penetration depth; Temperature and moisture distribution

Indexed keywords

CYLINDRICAL SAMPLES; DRYING AIR; DRYING BEHAVIOR; DRYING MATERIALS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUIDIZED BED DRYERS; FLUIDIZED BED DRYING; GLASS BEAD; GLASS BEADS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; IMPLICIT FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INERT MATERIALS; INERT MEDIUM; INERT PARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MICROWAVE POWER DENSITY; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS; PENETRATION DEPTH; PILOT SCALE; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; UNIFORM ELECTRIC FIELDS;

CURING; DEWATERING; DISTANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GLASS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE METERS;

FLUIDIZATION;

EID: 68749107060     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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