On-line control strategy for compensating for arbitrary deviations in heating-medium temperature during batch thermal sterilization processes

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-7

  Akterian, Stepan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOOD TECHNOLOGIES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HEATING; MICROCONTROLLERS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PROCESS CONTROL; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

BATCH THERMAL STERILIZATION;

FOOD PRESERVATION;

EID: 0032655792     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(98)00136-8     Document Type: Article

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