A test procedure to characterise the heating performance of domestic microwave ovens

Autor:	Adrien Spinassou, MJ Swain, Maria Veronica Lyra Swain
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Test procedures business.industry Heat distribution Microwave oven Temperature measurement Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Thermocouple Microwave heating Environmental science Process engineering business Heating time Microwave Food Science
Zdroj:	International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 43:15-23
ISSN:	1365-2621 0950-5423
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2621.2006.01373.x
Popis:	Summary A test procedure has been developed and used to characterise the performance of domestic microwave ovens in relation to the heating of chilled ready meals. The procedure uses reproducible test loads, which simulate the heating and weight loss characteristics of a chilled ready meal under consumer use. The temperature distribution after heating from 5 °C to a defined minimum temperature of 70 °C is measured in the food simulant using a purpose designed multipoint thermocouple ‘hedgehog’ probe. The temperature, weight loss and heating time data from the test are entered into a spreadsheet analysis program, which provides a simple oven performance ‘score’ and/or comprehensive heating performance data.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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