Thermal treatment apparatus
US4492839A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/782
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Apparatus and method for imparting thermal energy to food products, the apparatus comprising a heating section with microwave generating apparatus and impingement heating apparatus for either sequentially or sequentially and simultaneously thermally treating the interior and surface portions of food products and further comprising apparatus for controlling the moisture content of the impingement air jets within the heating section so as to avoid localized overheating and overbrowning of the food products by the microwaves.
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