Influence of the variability of processing factors on the F-value distribution in batch retorts

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 155-161

  Varga, Szabolcs ^a   Oliveira, Jorge C ^b   Oliveira, Fernanda A R ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); THERMAL EFFECTS;

F-VALUE DISTRIBUTION; GAMMA FUNCTIONS;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 0033878144     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(99)00174-0     Document Type: Article

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