A computational fluid dynamic model of the heat and moisture transfer during beef chilling

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 998-1009

  Trujillo, Francisco Javier ^a   Pham, Q Tuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abattoir; Beef; Calculation; Heat transfer; Mass transfer; Modelling; Moisture; Refrigeration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEATS; MOISTURE;

ABATTOIR; BEEF; CALCULATION; COMPUTATIONAL TIME; MODELING;

REFRIGERATION;

EID: 33746305034     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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