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PREDICTION OF THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF VEGETABLE FOODS BY THE EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORY (EMT).

Author(s) : MATTEA M., URBICAIN M. J., ROTSTEIN E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE EMT, KNOWN IN THE FIELD OF PHYSICS TO MODEL CONDUCTIVE PROPERTIES OF HETEROGENEOUS CHAOTIC MEDIA, HAS BEEN APPLIED TO PREDICT THE CONDUCTIVITY OF SUGAR-BASED FRUITS AND OF POTATOES AS A FUNCTION OF THE WATER CONTENT. WITH THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF THE CONSTITUENTS, THE COMPOSITION AND POROSITY AS DATA, THE EQUATION DERIVED FROM THE EMT FOR CONTINUOUS MEDIA WAS APPLIED TO APPLES, PEARS, AND POTATOES. THE RESULTS WHEN COMPARED WITH EXPERIMENTAL VALUES SHOWED GOOD AGREEMENT.

Details

  • Original title: PREDICTION OF THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF VEGETABLE FOODS BY THE EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORY (EMT).
  • Record ID : 1987-1796
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1986
  • Source: Source: J. Food Sci.
    vol. 51; n. 1; 1986.01-02; 113-115; 134; 2 fig.; 16 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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