Numerical simulation of transient temperature and velocity profiles in a horizontal can during sterilization using computational fluid dynamics

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 77-83

  Abdul Ghani, A G ^a   Farid, M M ^a   Chen, X D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carrot orange soup; CFD; Horizontal can (3 D); Temperature distribution; Velocity profile

Indexed keywords

CANNING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FLOW PATTERNS; NATURAL CONVECTION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

SLOWEST HEATING ZONE (SHZ);

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 0036131522     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(01)00039-5     Document Type: Article

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