Computer simulation of radiofrequency defrosting of frozen foods

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 152, Issue , 2015, Pages 32-42

  Llave, Yvan ^a   Liu, Shixiong ^a   Fukuoka, Mika ^a   Sakai, Noboru ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Frozen tuna; Phase change; Radiofrequency heating; Thawing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFROSTING; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HEAT CONVECTION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SPECIFIC HEAT; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THAWING;

3-D MODEL CONSTRUCTIONS; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT PROGRAMS; FROZEN TUNA; PHASE CHANGE; RADIO FREQUENCY HEATING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS MACCOYII;

EID: 84919480371     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2014.11.020     Document Type: Article

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