Influence of rotational speed on the statistical variability of heat penetration parameters and on the non-uniformity of lethality in retort processing

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-102

  Smout, C ^a   Avila I ^b   Van Loey, A M L ^a   Hendrickx, M E G ^a   Silva, C ^b  

^a F   (Belgium)

^b CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HEAT PENETRATION; LETHALITY; RETORT PROCESSING;

FOOD PRESERVATION;

EID: 0033746377     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(00)00045-5     Document Type: Article

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