?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Modelling+intermittent+microwave+convective+drying+(IMCD)+of+food+materials&rft.creator=Kumar%2C+Chandan&rft.subject=Food+Drying&rft.subject=Intermittent&rft.subject=Microwave&rft.subject=Mathematical+Modelling&rft.subject=Multiphase&rft.subject=Porous+Media&rft.description=This+thesis+develops+comprehensive+mathematical+models+for+an+advanced+drying+technology+Intermittent+Microwave+Convective+Drying+(IMCD).+The+models+provide+an+improved+physical+understanding+of+the+heat+and+mass+transport+during+the+drying+process%2C+which+will+help+to+improve+the+quality+of+dried+food+and+energy+efficiency+of+the+process%2C+as+well+as+will+increase+the+ability+of+automation+and+optimization.+The+final+model+in+this+thesis+represents+the+most+comprehensive+fundamental+multiphase+model+for+IMCD+that+considers+3D+electromagnetics+coupled+with+multiphase+porous+media+transport+processes.+The+3D+electromagnetics+considers+Maxwell's+equation+and+multiphase+transport+model+considers+three+different+phases%3A+solid+matrix%2C+liquid+water+and+gas+consisting+water+vapour+and+air.+The+multiphase+transport+includes+pressure-driven+flow%2C+capillary+diffusion%2C+binary+diffusion%2C+and+evaporation.+The+models+developed+in+this+thesis+were+validated+with+extensive+experimental+investigations.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2015&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F85437%2F1%2FCHANDAN_KUMAR_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Kumar%2C+Chandan+(2015)+Modelling+intermittent+microwave+convective+drying+(IMCD)+of+food+materials.+PhD+by+Publication%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F85437%2F&rft.identifier=Science+%26+Engineering+Faculty%3B+School+of+Chemistry%2C+Physics+%26+Mechanical+Engineering