An Appraisal of the Freezing Capabilities of Tunnel and Spiral Belt Freezers Using Liquid Nitrogen Sprays

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-192

  Awonorin, Samuel O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECONTAMINATION; DROP FORMATION; FREEZING; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; INSPECTION; LIQUIDS; NITROGEN; PRESSURE CONTROL; REFRIGERATORS; SPRAYING; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

LIQUID NITROGEN SPRAYS; PIZZAS; SPIRAL BELT FREEZERS; TUNNEL FREEZERS;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 0031272269     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(97)00070-8     Document Type: Article

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