ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The influences of headspace, rotational speed of the can, and product viscosity on the rates of heat transfer during flame-sterilization of carboxy-methyl-cellulose (CMC) model solutions, were studied. It was observed that more than 90% of the heat transfer resistance was external, and so the headspace volume and product viscosity had almost no effect on the rates of heat transfer, whilst the can rotational speed was the important parameter that needed to be controlled. An empirical correlation between the Nusselt, Reynolds and Prandtl dimensionless numbers for the external and internal conditions was obtained, in order to describe the heat transfer as a function of the hot air and product thermophysical properties, the can r.p.m. and the diameter. The results will be useful for improving flame-sterilizer utilization.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1982.tb10107.x
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