Optimal experimental design for estimating the kinetic parameters of processes described by the weibull probability distribution function

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-191

  Cunha, Luís M ^a   Oliveira, Fernanda A R ^b   Oliveira, Jorge C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

^b Institute Inter Universitário de Macau   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SAMPLING; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; WEIBULL PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 0032132254     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(98)00085-5     Document Type: Article

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