Nonlinear constrained optimization of thermal processing II. Variable process temperature profiles to reduce process time and to improve, nutrient retention in spherical and finite cylindrical geometries

Journal of Food Process Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 303-314

  Erdoǧdu, Ferruh ^a   Balaban, Murat O ^b  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (CONTAINERS); DEGRADATION; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SPHERES; TEMPERATURE;

COMPLEX METHOD; CONSTANT PROCESSING TEMPERATURE PROFILES; NONLINEAR CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL PROCESSING; VARIABLE PROCESS TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 0042379881     PISSN: 01458876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4530.2003.tb00603.x     Document Type: Article

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