Microwave pilot and industrial system

• Identification
• Application
• Accessibility & Support Service
• Contact data

Identification of Facility
Title	Microwave pilot and industrial system
Key words	Microwave, dielectric, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, temperature, heating, heat transfer, calorimetry, cooling, thawing, drying
Latest version	2013/04/15
Manufacturer	MES - Microwave Engineering Services Corp.
Description
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Possibilities and limits	Frequency 2450 MHz Max Power 24 kW Belt Speed (0 – 3 m/min) Hot air and Saturated Vapour Temperature probes

Application
Application fields	Post-baking Drying Thawing of meat or fish blocks Pasteurization Drying and decontamination of whole fruits.
Application examples	Ready to eat meals Vegetable fruits Nuts Packed products (pasteurization)
Technology sheets that might be related to this facility	Title Dielectric microwave spectroscopy Dry-roasting of nuts using microwaves ELECTRO-FREEZING Infrared temperature measurement Ionising radiation Magnetic field assisted nanoparticle dispersion Microwave heating Ohmic heating Radiofrequency dielectric heating Raman spectroscopy Shock wave meat tenderization Thawing of food products by radiofrequency

Accessibility & Support Service
Access conditions	only available as service, other
Access conditions further comments	open to collaborative projects
Languages	English, French, Spanish
Other languages	Catalan
Training	Training is provided by the managers of the infrastructure
Training further comments	n/a
Technical help	staff is available that can help to use this infrastructure
Technical help further comments	seconded by staff from IRTA

Contact data
Contact person	Pierre Picouet
Institute/company	IRTA
Country	Spain
Address	Finca Camps i Armet, s/n; 17121 Monells

Microwave pilot and industrial system

Microwave, dielectric, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, temperature, heating, heat transfer, calorimetry, cooling, thawing, drying 2013/04/15 MES - Microwave Engineering Services Corp.

• Frequency 2450 MHz
• Max Power 24 kW
• Belt Speed (0 – 3 m/min)
• Hot air and Saturated Vapour
• Temperature probes

• Post-baking
• Drying
• Thawing of meat or fish blocks
• Pasteurization
• Drying and decontamination of whole fruits.

• Ready to eat meals
• Vegetable fruits
• Nuts
• Packed products (pasteurization)

only available as service, other open to collaborative projects English, French, Spanish Catalan Training is provided by the managers of the infrastructure n/a staff is available that can help to use this infrastructure seconded by staff from IRTA Electro-Magnetic equipment Hte irta

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