Heat transfer during forced air precooling of perishable food products

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 228-233

  Kumar, Ravi ^a   Kumar, Anil ^a   Narayana Murthy, U ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; HEAT TRANSFER; VELOCITY CONTROL;

COOLING AIR VELOCITY; ERROR BANDS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 38549143382     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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