Numerical and experimental studies on a novel Steinmetz treatment chamber for inactivation of Escherichia coli by radio frequency electric fields

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 41, Issue , 2017, Pages 337-347

  Masood, Hassan ^a   Razaeimotlagh, Adel ^a   Cullen, Patrick J ^a   Trujillo, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electric fields; Homogeneity; Inactivation; Multiphysics; PEF; Radio frequency; Simulations

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PROCESSING; RADIO WAVES; SALINE WATER;

HOMOGENEITY; INACTIVATION; MULTI-PHYSICS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SIMULATIONS;

THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

EID: 85018281598     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2017.04.009     Document Type: Article

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