Heat pipe and its potential for enhancing the freezing and thawing of meat in the catering industry

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 414-424

  James, C ^a   James, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD PROCESSING; FREEZING; MEATS; REFRIGERATION; THAWING;

FREEZING RATES; THAWING RATES;

HEAT PIPES;

EID: 0032651566     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(98)00072-3     Document Type: Article

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