Process optimization strategies to diminish variability in the quality of discrete packaged foods during thermal processing

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-155

  Baucour, Philippe ^a   Cronin, Kevin ^a   Stynes, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo analysis; Process design; Quality variability; Sterilization; Temperature dispersion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; FOOD PROCESSING; HEATING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PYROLYSIS;

PACKAGED FOODS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 0037774780     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(03)00028-1     Document Type: Article

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