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A dehydration plant for dehydrating food products, including a microwave kiln (2), conveyor means (3) for conveying food products through the kiln (2), circulation means (21, 6) for circulating air through the kiln (2), refrigerated dehumidification means (7, 11) for dehumidifying the air to be circ

A dehydration plant for dehydrating food products, including a microwave kiln (2), conveyor means (3) for conveying food products through the kiln (2), circulation means (21, 6) for circulating air through the kiln (2), refrigerated dehumidification means (7, 11) for dehumidifying the air to be circulated through the kiln (2), and heating means (12, 13, 14) for heating the air to be circulated through the kiln (2) such that food products conveyed through the kiln (2) are exposed to both microwave emissions and the flow of dehumidified heated air to thereby dehydrate the food products.

대표청구항 ▼

[ The claims defining the invention are as follows:] [23.]23. A method of operating a dehydration plant for dehydrating food products, the method comprising:(a) conveying a food product along a conveying path through a microwave kiln;(b) dehumidifying and heating air within the plant;(c) circulating

[ The claims defining the invention are as follows:] [23.]23. A method of operating a dehydration plant for dehydrating food products, the method comprising:(a) conveying a food product along a conveying path through a microwave kiln;(b) dehumidifying and heating air within the plant;(c) circulating the dehumidified heated air through the microwave kiln, such that the food product is simultaneously exposed to both microwave emissions and the circulated dehumidified heated air within the microwave kiln; and(d) cascading the food product through a plurality of vertical drops spaced along the conveying path within the microwave kiln during step (c) to thereby maximize exposure of the food product to the circulated dehumidified heated air.