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REFRIGERATION AND FREEZING: EVOLUTION, NOT REVOLUTION.

Author(s) : FREEMAN L. K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE DESIRE TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF FOOD FREEZING IS HIGHLIGHTED BY DRAWING ATTENTION TO SOME OF THE NEWER FREEZERS SUCH AS THE VARIABLE RETENTION TIME UNIT, OR THE GAS FLUIDIZED ROTATING TUMBLER UNIT FOR GRANULAR PRODUCTS. COMPUTER CONTROL LEADS TO IMPROVEMENTS BUT DESIGNERS NEED MORE REFRIGERATION EXPERIENCE. MODERN SMALL SCREW COMPRESSORS ARE BEING PREFERRED TO RECIPROCATING UNITS, AND MULTIPLE INSTEAD OF TWO LARGE UNITS GIVE GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND ECONOMY. THE BENEFITS OF CRYOGENIC FREEZERS ARE HIGHLIGHTED NOTABLY THE LOWER CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND MINIMUM SPACE REQUIREMENTS. G.R.S.

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  • Original title: REFRIGERATION AND FREEZING: EVOLUTION, NOT REVOLUTION.
  • Record ID : 1989-0954
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Prog. Food Eng. - vol. 60 - n. 6
  • Publication date: 1988
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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