ABSTRACT
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Air impingement oven technology is a relatively new and promising commercial development
to increase the efficiency, uniformity, and energy savings. Jet impingement ovens represent a
special class of forced convection ovens, which were first designed by Smith [1]. In these
ovens, high velocity (5-50 m s1) jets of hot air (1008C-2508C) impinge on a food product. A schematic diagram of a jet impingement oven is shown in Figure 19.1, with multiple jets
impinging on a food product.
