3D numerical simulation of asparagus sterilization in a still can using computational fluid dynamics

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 394-403

  Dimou, A ^a   Yanniotis, S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Asparagus; CFD; Slowest heating zone; Slowing cooling zone; Sterilization; Temperature profile; Velocity profile

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGUS; CFD; SLOWEST HEATING ZONE; SLOWING COOLING ZONE; STERILIZATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VELOCITY PROFILE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT RESISTANCE; HEATING; RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VELOCITY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ASPARAGUS;

EID: 79952043730     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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