A microwave heat transfer model for a rotating multi-component meal in a domestic oven: Development and validation

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue , 2014, Pages 60-71

  Pitchai, K ^a   Chen, J ^a   Birla, S ^a   Gonzalez, R ^b   Jones, D ^a   Subbiah, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b ConAgra Foods Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation model; Domestic microwave oven; Microbial inactivation model; Multi component meal; Rotation; Validation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION MODEL; DOMESTIC MICROWAVE OVENS; MICROBIAL INACTIVATION; MULTICOMPONENTS; VALIDATION;

ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MEATS; MICROWAVE OVENS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTATION; SALMONELLA; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS); THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84892624431     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2013.12.015     Document Type: Article

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