Bulk refrigeration of fruits and vegetables part I: Theoretical considerations of heat and mass transfer

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 122-134

  Becker, Bryan R ^a   Misra, Anil ^a   Fricke, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRUITS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL LOAD; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

MOISTURE LOSS; PSYCHROMETRIC PROPERTIES; RESPIRATION; TRANSPIRATION; VEGETABLES;

REFRIGERATION;

EID: 0030127056     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.1996.10391338     Document Type: Article

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