Microwave and hot air drying of wood using a rectangular waveguide

Drying Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 451-460

  Vongpradubchai, S ^a   Rattanadecho, P ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Drying; Microwave; Porous media; Rectangular waveguide; Wood

Indexed keywords

DRYING KINETIC; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HOT AIR DRYING; HOT AIR TEMPERATURE; IRRADIATION TIME; MICROWAVE DRYING; MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS; POROUS MEDIA; QUANTITATIVE VALIDATION; SAMPLE THICKNESS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CURING; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; POROUS MATERIALS; RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDES; WOOD;

DRYING;

CURING; DRYING; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIATION EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE; WOOD;

EID: 79952428957     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2010.505312     Document Type: Article

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