Heat transfer analysis of canned food sterilization in a still retort

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-228

  Kannan, A ^a   Sandaka, P Ch Gourisankar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Heat transfer coefficients; Natural convection; Thermal food sterilization

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

CYLINDRICAL FOOD CANS; FOURIER NUMBER; THERMAL FOOD STERILIZATION;

CANNING;

EID: 42649088410     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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