Temperature- and Moisture-Dependent Dielectric Properties of Macadamia Nut Kernels

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2165-2176

  Wang, Yunyang ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Gao, Mengxiang ^c   Tang, Juming ^b   Wang, Shaojin ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YANGTZE UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dielectric drying; Dielectric properties; Macadamia nut kernels; Open ended coaxial probe

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC DRYING; DRYING PROCESS; DRYING TECHNOLOGY; HOT AIR DRYING; MACADAMIA NUT KERNELS; OPEN-ENDED COAXIAL PROBE; OPEN-ENDED COAXIAL-LINE PROBE; RADIO FREQUENCIES;

DRYING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

MACADAMIA;

EID: 84880936911     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-012-0898-2     Document Type: Article

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