Computer simulation of food sterilization using an alternating direction implicit finite difference method

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 301-306

  Mohamed, Ibrahim O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

ADI; Finite difference; Food sterilization; Process design; Thermal process

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT CONDUCTION; PROCESS ENGINEERING;

PROCESS DESIGN;

FOOD PROCESSING;

EID: 0042994007     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(03)00051-7     Document Type: Article

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