Food freezing with simultaneous surface dehydration: Approximate prediction of freezing time

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1205-1213

  Campañone, Laura A ^a   Salvadori, Viviana O ^a   Mascheroni, Rodolfo H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEHYDRATION; FOOD PRODUCTS; FOOD STORAGE; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; SUBLIMATION;

ICE SUBLIMATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; REFRIGERANT TEMPERATURE;

FREEZING;

DEHYDRATION; FREEZE DRYING; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; PREDICTION;

EID: 13644267812     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2004.09.030     Document Type: Article

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