Computer simulation model development and validation for radio frequency (RF) heating of dry food materials

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-55

  Tiwari, G ^a   Wang, S ^a   Tang, J ^a   Birla, S L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Dielectric properties; Heating uniformity; RF heat treatment; Wheat flour

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM LAYERS; COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE; COMPUTER MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION MODEL; DEVELOPED MODEL; DRY FOODS; ELECTRODE GAP; ELECTRODE VOLTAGE; FINITE ELEMENT; FOOD MATERIALS; HEATING UNIFORMITY; HORIZONTAL LAYERS; IMPEDANCE ANALYZER; NEEDLE PROBES; NONUNIFORM HEATING; OPEN-ENDED COAXIAL PROBE; PARALLEL PLATES; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIO FREQUENCY HEATING; RF HEAT TREATMENT; RF HEATING; RF SYSTEM; SAMPLE SIZES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TEMPERATURE UNIFORMITY; TEMPERATURE VALUES; THERMAL PROPERTIES; WHEAT FLOUR; WHEAT FLOURS;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TREATMENT; HEATING; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; PROBES; RADIO; RADIO WAVES; RADIOFREQUENCY SPECTROSCOPY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79952452405     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2011.01.016     Document Type: Article

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