Characteristics of Microwave Drying of Bighead Carp

Zhenhua Duan, Min Zhang, Qingguo Hu, Sun Jin-cai

Drying Technology · 2005 · 58 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

Abstract The characteristics of microwave drying (MD) and combined air-microwave drying (AMD) of bighead carp muscle were studied experimentally. The results show that the moisture ratio (MR) decreases with an increase in microwave drying time when microwave (MW) power is fixed. The drying rate is fast initially and then falls slowly. Finally, the curve of AMD was steeper than that of MD alone during the initial period of 0–120 seconds. The equation MR = a exp (−kt) fitted the data better than other models.

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