Temperature and power control in microwave drying

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 478-483

  Li, Zhenfeng ^a,b   Raghavan, G S V ^b   Orsat, Valérie ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apple; Control; Drying; Microwave; Power; Temperature

Indexed keywords

APPLE; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE DRYING; MICROWAVE DRYING PROCESS; MICROWAVE POWER; MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; PRODUCT QUALITY; VARIABLE POWER;

CURING; DEWATERING; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; POWER CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

DRYING;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 73249146891     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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