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Microwave Bumping: Quantifying Explosions in Foods During Microwave Heating
Author(s) -
FU Y.C.,
TONG C.H.,
LUND D.B.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1994.tb08153.x
Subject(s) - bumping , microwave , materials science , oscilloscope , optics , computer science , engineering , physics , mechanical engineering , telecommunications , detector
An apparatus was developed to quantify the degree of bumping due to the explosion of food particulates during microwave heating. The apparatus consisted of a sound recording device, a digital storage oscilloscope, and an electric filter. Degree of bumping for a product was defined by integration of the magnitude of an explosion over time of bumping. The sound spectrum of explosion was analyzed by Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analysis. Frequency of bumping was usually in the range 1.6 kHz to 8 kHz. The character of microwave bumping varied according to localized microwave superheating effects, product formulations, and prior heat treatment of the food.