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THE USE OF < Z > TRANSFER FUNCTIONS TO EVALUATE TEMPERATURE AND QUALITY CHANGES IN REFRIGERATED STORAGE.

Summary

THE < Z > TRANSFER FUNCTION IS A SIMPLE, PRECISE METHOD FOR PREDICTING TEMPERATURE VARIATION AND QUALITY LOSS IN QUICK FROZEN FOOD SUBMITTED TO FLUCTUATIONS IN AIR TEMPERATURE IN THE COLD STORE. THESE FUNCTIONS ARE SPECIALLY USEFUL FOR PRODUCTS WITH MULTIDIMENSIONAL HEAT TRANSFER, IRREGULAR SHAPES AND/OR VARIABLE PROFILES. THE TRANSFER-FUNCTION COEFFICIENTS WERE OBTAINED EITHER EXPERIMENTALLY IN A SPECIAL ROOM OR NUMERICALLY. THE STUDY CONCERNS A PALLET OF CARTONS CONTAINING MEAT AND A STACK OF CONTAINERS. THE RESULTS ARE DISCUSSED.

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  • Original title: THE USE OF < Z > TRANSFER FUNCTIONS TO EVALUATE TEMPERATURE AND QUALITY CHANGES IN REFRIGERATED STORAGE.
  • Record ID : 1992-1685
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1990/09/24
  • Source: Source: C. R. Réun. Dresde, IIF/Proc. Dresd. Meet., IIR
    1990-4; 695-701; 6 fig.; 5 ref.; discuss.
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