Analysis of energy consumption in microwave and convective drying process of multi-layered porous material inside a rectangular wave guide

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 728-737

  Jindarat, W ^a   Rattanadecho, P ^a   Vongpradubchai, S ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Drying process; Energy efficiency; Microwave energy; Multi layered porous material; Specific energy consumption (SEC)

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE DRYING; DRYING PROCESS; DRYING RATES; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; LAYER THICKNESS; MICROWAVE DRYING PROCESS; MICROWAVE ENERGY; MICROWAVE PENETRATION DEPTH; MULTI-LAYERED; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION (SEC);

DRYING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MICROWAVES; PACKED BEDS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 79951944225     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2010.11.008     Document Type: Review

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