CRYOMECHANICAL FREEZING BOOSTS PLANT PRODUCTIVITY.

Type of article: Article

Summary

A COMPACT LIQUID NITROGEN IMMERSION FREEZER FOR FREEZING BLUEBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES AND SLICED APPLE IS DESCRIBED. FITTED AHEAD OF AN EXISTING FLUIDISED BED FREEZING SYSTEM, FRUIT AT 294 K (21 DEG C) IS CRUST FROZEN, THEN CORE TEMPERATURES ARE REDUCED TO 255 K (-18 DEG C). INCREASED THROUGHPUT REDUCED LABOUR COSTS, ELIMINATED WEIGHT LOSS AND IMPROVED OPERATING COSTS. G.R.S.

Details

  • Original title: CRYOMECHANICAL FREEZING BOOSTS PLANT PRODUCTIVITY.
  • Record ID : 1991-1266
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Prog. Food Eng. - vol. 62 - n. 7
  • Publication date: 1990
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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