Analysis of accuracy in the numerical simulation of the freezing process in food materials

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-111

  Saad, Zoubeir ^a   Scott, Elaine P ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FOOD PRODUCTS; FREEZING; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CRANK-NICOLSON METHOD; TWO STEP METHOD;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 0030737156     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(96)00029-5     Document Type: Article

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