Effective thermal conductivity evolution as a function of temperature and humidity, during freezing of a high-porosity model food

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1123-1128

  Handami, N ^a   Monteau, J Y ^b   Le Bail, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b Universite de Nantes   (France)

Author keywords

Evaporation condensation; Freezing; Porosity; Porous media; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; FREEZING; HEAT TRANSFER; POROSITY;

LINE-SOURCE HEAT PROBE SYSTEM;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; POROSITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0346785387     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387603770866272     Document Type: Article

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