Hydrocooling time estimation methods

Bryan R. Becker; Brian A. Fricke

doi:10.1016/S0735-1933(02)00307-X

Hydrocooling time estimation methods

Bryan R. Becker, Brian A. Fricke

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Precooling refers to the rapid removal of field heat from freshly harvested fruits and vegetables prior to shipping, storage or processing. Hydrocooling is a form of precooling in which the product is sprayed with or immersed in an agitated bath of chilled water. The design of hydrocooling systems requires accurate estimation of the hydrocooling times of fruits and vegetables as well as the corresponding refrigeration loads. Numerous methods for predicting the hydrocooling times of fruits and vegetables have been proposed, and the designer is faced with the challenge of selecting an appropriate estimation method from those available. Therefore, this paper reviews selected estimation methods for the hydrocooling times of fruits and vegetables, and quantitatively evaluates the selected hydrocooling time estimation methods by comparing their numerical results to a comprehensive experimental hydrocooling time data set compiled from the literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	165-174
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume	29
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1933(02)00307-X
State	Published - Feb 2002
Externally published	Yes

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