Abstract
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) was used to obtain 2-dimensional temperature maps in potatoes undergoing aseptic processing. The change in precession frequency of protons served as the temperature indicator. The larger particles (6.9 and 3.84 cm3) showed a ΔT (T(surface) - T(center)) of up to 22±0.4°C 45s after exiting the heat exchanger with the ΔT (T(outlet) - T(inlet)) of the carrier fluid in the heat exchanger at 30 to 45°C. No ΔT was measured between the center and the surface of particles <2.05 cm3 pumped at <22.7 L/min. The average fluid to particle convective heat transfer coefficient (h(fp)) for the heat exchanger and holding tube was calculated using a finite element method. The hfp was from 600 to 2500 and >3000 W/m2 °C for the large (6.9 cm3 cubes) and smaller particles respectively.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 305-311 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of food science |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aseptic processing
- Magnetic resonance
- Potato cubes
- Temperature mapping
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Food Science