Microwave material processing—a review

S Chandrasekaran, S Ramanathan, T Basak - AIChE Journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Microwave heating is caused by the ability of the materials to absorb microwave energy and
convert it to heat. This article represents a review on fundamentals of microwave heating …

Three-dimensional simulation of microwave heating coal sample with varying parameters

B Lin, H Li, H Dai, C Zhu, H Yao - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper aims to predict the heating behaviors of coal sample by COMSOL Multiphysics
software based on the finite element method. The effects of microwave frequency …

Numerical simulation of heating behaviour in biomass bed and pellets under multimode microwave system

AA Salema, MT Afzal - International Journal of thermal sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
Domestic multimode microwave (MW) systems have been extensively used to process
biomass materials for proof of concept. However, one of the major drawbacks for these …

Microwave combination heating: Coupled electromagnetics‐multiphase porous media modeling and MRI experimentation

V Rakesh, AK Datta, JH Walton, KL McCarthy… - AIChE …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The work includes development of a multiphase porous media model and magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) experiments to study microwave combination heating …

Modelling of microwave heating of water in a monomode applicator–Influence of operating conditions

R Cherbański, L Rudniak - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
In this work, microwave induced natural convection in water was investigated experimentally
and numerically. The modelling results showed that local overheatings (hot spots) are …

Power absorption analysis of two-component materials during microwave thawing and heating: Experimental and computer simulation

Y Llave, D Kambayashi, M Fukuoka, N Sakai - Innovative Food Science & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Simulation of power absorption during microwave (MW) thawing is challenging, particularly
for small-volume frozen samples, owing to the differences in properties of the frozen and …

Microwave inactivation of Escherichia coli K12 CIP 54.117 in a gel medium: Experimental and numerical study

MM Hamoud-Agha, S Curet, H Simonin… - Journal of Food …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the efficiency of the inactivation of Escherichia coli K12, entrapped
within calcium alginate gel, by microwave processing compared to a conventional approach …

The development of a digital twin to improve the quality and safety issues of Cambodian pâté: the application of 915 MHZ microwave cooking

S Nget, H Mith, G Boué, S Curet, L Boillereaux - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Foodborne diseases are common in Cambodia and developing good food hygiene
practices is a mandatory goal. Moreover, developing a low-carbon strategy and energy …

Estimation of dielectric properties of food materials during microwave tempering and heating

S Curet, O Rouaud, L Boillereaux - Food and Bioprocess Technology, 2014 - Springer
The present study concerns the estimation of the dielectric properties of both frozen and
defrosted materials during a microwave tempering and heating process. A continuous wave …

A digital learning tool based on models and simulators for food engineering (MESTRAL)

I Suciu, A Ndiaye, C Baudrit, C Fernandez… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a digital learning tool, MESTRAL (“Modélisation Et Simulation des
TRansformations ALimentaires”,“Modelling and Simulating Food Processing” in English) …