Numerical heat transfer modelling for improving thermal protection of fish packaging

6th International CIGR Technical Symposium - Towards a Sustainable Food Chain: Food Process, Bioprocessing and Food Quality Management

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Valtýsdóttir, Kristín Líf ^a,b   Margeirsson, Björn ^a,b   Arason, Sigurjón ^a,b   Pálsson, Halldór ^b   Gospavic, Radovan ^c   Popov, Viktor ^c  

^a Matis ohf Iceland   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c WESSEX INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expanded polystyrene (EPS); Fresh fish; Heat transfer modelling; Insulation; Packaging design; Shelf life

Indexed keywords

EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; FRESH FISH; HEAT TRANSFER MODELLING; PACKAGING DESIGNS; SHELF LIFE;

HEAT TRANSFER; INSULATION; PACKAGING; POLYSTYRENES; QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

FISH;

EID: 84889744404     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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