Freezing is one of the most widely used and effective processes to preserve foods shelf-life during long periods of time. This paper focuses on very low temperature freezing, and a thermal model, based on literature formulations, was developed to calculate the food freezing time considering several kinds of food, with different sizes, shapes and chemical composition. Moreover, once evaluated the food freezing time as a function of temperature and velocity of the cooling fluid, a chart reporting the food production rate, the freezing time and the cooling capacity was developed to properly design the freezing equipment in terms of optimal choice of the process and type of freezer.

Case studies in food freezing at very low temperature

BIGLIA, ALESSANDRO
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COMBA, Lorenzo;GAY, Paolo;RICAUDA AIMONINO, Davide
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2016-01-01

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Freezing is one of the most widely used and effective processes to preserve foods shelf-life during long periods of time. This paper focuses on very low temperature freezing, and a thermal model, based on literature formulations, was developed to calculate the food freezing time considering several kinds of food, with different sizes, shapes and chemical composition. Moreover, once evaluated the food freezing time as a function of temperature and velocity of the cooling fluid, a chart reporting the food production rate, the freezing time and the cooling capacity was developed to properly design the freezing equipment in terms of optimal choice of the process and type of freezer.
2016
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610216312486
Low temperature freezing, Food freezing time, Freezing process design
Alessandro Biglia; Lorenzo Comba; Enrico Fabrizio; Paolo Gay; Davide Ricauda Aimonino
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