Numerical Analysis of Heat-Mass Transport and Pressure Build-Up in 1D Unsaturated Porous Medium Subjected to a Combined Microwave and Vacuum System

Drying Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 684-697

  Chaiyo, K ^a   Rattanadecho, P ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Microwave; Porous media; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE DRYING PROCESS; MICROWAVE ENERGIES; MICROWAVE POWER; NEWTON-RAPHSON TECHNIQUES; PRESSURE BUILD UP; UNSATURATED POROUS MEDIA; UNSATURATED POROUS MEDIUM; VACUUM PRESSURE;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DRYING; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; MICROWAVES; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; VACUUM;

POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 84877285006     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2012.754461     Document Type: Article

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