Evaluation of the mean ice ratio as a function of temperature in a heterogeneous food: Application to the determination of the target temperature at the end of freezing

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 816-821

  Le Bail, Alain ^a   Chapleau, Nicolas ^a   Anton De Lamballerie, Marie ^a   Vignolle, Marc ^b  

^a Universite de Nantes   (France)

^b MARIE Group UNIQ   (France)

Author keywords

Calculation; Crystallization; Food; Freezing; Ice; Parameter; Quick freezing; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; FREEZING; ICE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REFRIGERATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MEAN ICE RATIO; QUICK FREEZING;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 44649085254     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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