Design and analysis of the commercialized drier processing using a combined unsymmetrical double-feed microwave and vacuum system (case study: tea leaves)

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 389-395

  Jeni, Kusturee ^a   Yapa, Mudtapha ^a   Rattanadecho, Phadungsak ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Heat and mass transfer; Microwave vacuum drying; Quality; Tea leaves

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES; CONSTANT PRESSURES; DEHYDRATED PRODUCTS; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; DRYING KINETIC; DRYING TIME; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HIGH POWER LEVEL; HIGH QUALITY; MICROWAVE DRYING; MICROWAVE POWER; MICROWAVE-VACUUM DRYING; OPERATING MODES; OVERALL QUALITY; PULSE MODES; ROTARY DRUM; ROTATION RATE; TEA LEAVES; UNSYMMETRICAL; VACUUM DRYING; VACUUM PRESSURE; VACUUM SYSTEM;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMATERIALS; CURING; DEWATERING; EXPERIMENTS; HEAT TRANSFER; MAGNETRONS; MASS TRANSFER; MICROWAVES; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; VACUUM; VACUUM TECHNOLOGY;

DRYING;

EID: 77951122874     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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