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Dynamic Thermal Properties Estimation Using Sensitivity Coefficients For Rapid Heating Process, Anbuhkani Muniandy, Patnarin Benyathiar, Dharmendra K. Mishra, Ferhan Ozadali

Department of Food Science Faculty Publications

Thermal conductivity determination of food at temperatures > 100 °C still remains a challenge. The objective of this study was to determine the temperature-dependent thermal conductivity of food using rapid heating (TPCell). The experiments were designed based on scaled sensitivity coefficient (SSC), and the estimated thermal conductivity of potato puree was compared between the constant temperature heating at 121.10 °C (R12B10T1) and the rapid heating (R22B10T1). Temperature-dependent thermal conductivity models along with a constant conductivity were used for estimation. R22B10T1 experiment using the k model provided reliable measurements as compared to R12B10T1 with thermal conductivity values from 0.463 ± 0.011 W …