Microwave-convective drying of food materials: A critical review

C Kumar, MA Karim - Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Microwave convective drying (MCD) is gaining increasing interest due to its unique
volumetric heating capability and ability to significantly reduce drying time and improve food …

Simulation of food drying processes by Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); recent advances and approaches

N Malekjani, SM Jafari - Trends in food science & technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Understanding the mechanisms underlying the drying processes has a critical
role in dehydration of food and agricultural products. Advanced computer modeling and …

Microwave drying of food and agricultural materials: basics and heat and mass transfer modeling

H Feng, Y Yin, J Tang - Food Engineering Reviews, 2012 - Springer
Microwave drying is based on a unique volumetric heating mode facilitated by
electromagnetic radiation at 915 or 2,450 MHz. The responses of a lossy food product to …

Novel concepts in microwave drying of foods

D Wray, HS Ramaswamy - Drying Technology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Drying is a widespread concept in the food industry, typically employed to convert a surplus
crop into a shelf-stable commodity. With advancement of technology, however, there is …

Multiphase porous media model for intermittent microwave convective drying (IMCD) of food

C Kumar, MUH Joardder, TW Farrell… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Intermittent microwave convective (IMCD) drying is an advanced drying technology that
improves both energy efficiency and food quality during the drying of food materials. Despite …

Modelling of simultaneous heat and mass transfer considering the spatial distribution of air velocity during intermittent microwave convective drying

MIH Khan, Z Welsh, Y Gu, MA Karim… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Drying is a complex simultaneous heat and mass transfer process where water is migrated
from the sample to the drying air through continuous evaporation. The rate of evaporation …

Fluidized bed drying of some agro products–A review

R Sivakumar, R Saravanan, AE Perumal… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Food products are dried to improve their shelf-life, reduce packaging costs, lower ship**
weights, enhance appearance, to attempt to encapsulate original flavor and maintain …

Mathematical model for intermittent microwave convective drying of food materials

C Kumar, MUH Joardder, TW Farrell, GJ Millar… - Drying …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Intermittent microwave convective drying (IMCD) is an advanced technology that improves
both energy efficiency and food quality in drying. Modeling of IMCD is essential to …

Multiphase transfer model for intermittent microwave-convective drying of food: Considering shrinkage and pore evolution

MUH Joardder, C Kumar, MA Karim - International Journal of Multiphase …, 2017 - Elsevier
Intermittent microwave convective (IMCD) drying is an advanced drying technology that
improves both energy efficiency and food quality during drying. Although many experimental …

Experimental and theoretical investigation of shelled corn drying in a microwave-assisted fluidized bed dryer using Artificial Neural Network

L Momenzadeh, A Zomorodian, D Mowla - Food and bioproducts …, 2011 - Elsevier
Drying characteristics of shelled corn (Zea mays L) with an initial moisture content of 26%
dry basis (db) was studied in a fluidized bed dryer assisted by microwave heating. Four air …