Non-uniformity of lethality in retort processes based on heat distribution and heat penetration data

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 103-110

  Smout, C ^a   Van Loey, A M L ^a   Hendrickx, M E G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXTURES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

APPARENT POSITION NUMERICAL SOLUTION (APNS); HEAT PENETRATION; LETHALITY; RETORT PROCESSING;

FOOD PRESERVATION;

EID: 0033727912     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(00)00046-7     Document Type: Article

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