Modelling the gas exchange rate in perforation-mediated modified atmosphere packaging: Effect of the external air movement and tube dimensions

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-86

  Montanez, Julio C ^a   Rodríguez, Fernanda A S ^a   Mahajan, Pramod V ^a   Frías, Jesús M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Gas exchange rate; Modified atmosphere packaging; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

AIR MOVEMENT; ATMOSPHERE COMPOSITION; COLD STORAGE ROOMS; CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE; EXTERNAL TURBULENCE; GAS COMPOSITIONS; GAS EXCHANGE; GAS EXCHANGE RATE; GAS-EXCHANGE COEFFICIENTS; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGE; MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE PACKAGING; PERMEABILITY RATIO; POSITIVE EFFECTS; PREDICTIVE ABILITIES; STORAGE TEMPERATURES; TUBE DIAMETERS; TUBE DIMENSION; TUBE LENGTH;

AIR; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COLD STORAGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORESTRY; FUNCTIONS; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKAGING; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBULENCE;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 71749088358     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2009.09.018     Document Type: Article

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