ปิยะพร เสถียรภัทรธานี. Improvement of heat trandfer model for cryomechanical freezing of food material. Master's Degree(Food Engineering). King Mongkut's University Technology Thonburi. Library. : King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, 2004.
Improvement of heat trandfer model for cryomechanical freezing of food material
Abstract:
The objective of this work was to improve the existing mathematical model of heat transfer during cryomechanical freezing, which is a combination of cryogenic and airblast freezing. An analytical solution of the hyperbolic heat conduction equation for a semi-infinite slab was used to simulate the temperature profile during the cryogenic stage, whereas the classical Fourier's equation was applied for the mechanical freezing stage. The problem was numerically solved using MAT LAB^^ program. The simulated surface temperature of a sample dropped instantly as soon as it was immersed in liquidnitrogen, which agreed well with the experiment. The temperature profiles at any locations were also validated with the experimental data available in the literature. In addition, the effect of heat capacity obtained from differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and the theoretical adiabatic calorimetry was examined. The simulated results showed a good agreement with the experimental data when the heat capacity from the adiabatic calorimetry was employed.
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