Effect of load volume on power absorption and temperature evolution during radio-frequency heating of meat cubes: A computational study

Food and Bioproducts Processing

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 243-251

  Uyar, Rahmi ^a   Erdogdu, Ferruh ^a   Marra, Francesco ^b  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Load volume; Meat processing; Multi physics modeling; Power absorption; Radio frequency heating; Temperature evolution

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; HEATING; HEATING RATE; RADIO WAVES;

LOAD-VOLUME; MEAT PROCESSING; MULTI-PHYSICS MODELING; POWER ABSORPTION; RADIO FREQUENCY HEATING; TEMPERATURE EVOLUTION;

THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

EID: 84903750881     PISSN: 09603085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2013.12.005     Document Type: Article

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