Evaluating the storage environment in hypobaric chambers used for disinfesting fresh fruits

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 271-279

  Jiao, Shunshan ^b   Johnson, Judy A ^c   Fellman, John K ^b   Mattinson, Dennis S ^b   Tang, Juming ^b   Davenport, Tom L ^d   Wang, Shaojin ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d VivaFresh Div   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COLD STORAGE;

AIR EXCHANGE RATES; COLD STORAGE ROOMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION MODEL; FOAM INSULATION; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; REGULATING SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE VARIATION;

FRUITS;

EID: 84862800846     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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