Combined convective and microwave assisted drying: Experiments and modeling

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 304-312

  Malafronte, Loredana ^a   Lamberti, Gaetano ^a   Barba, Anna Angela ^a   Raaholt, Birgitta ^b   Holtz, Emma ^b   Ahrné, Lilia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b SIK THE SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drying process; Microwave convective drier; Potato

Indexed keywords

DRYING PROCESS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD PROPAGATION; FOOD MATERIALS; HOT AIR; LIQUID WATER; MAIN PROCESS; MASS BALANCE; MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS; MICROWAVE APPLICATORS; MICROWAVE ASSISTED; MULTI-PHYSICS; POTATO; PRODUCT QUALITY; RECTANGULAR CROSS-SECTIONS; SIMULATION MODEL;

BUILDING MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYING; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PRODUCTION CONTROL;

MICROWAVE CIRCULATORS;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84862668460     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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