Innovative Food Processing Technologies: Advances in Multiphysics Simulation [Hardcover]

Part of the IFT (Institute of Food Technologists) series, this book discusses multiphysics modeling and its application in the development, optimization, and scale-up of emerging food processing technologies. The book covers recent research outcomes to demonstrate process efficiency and the impact on scalability, safety, and quality, and technologies including High Pressure Processing, High Pressure Thermal Sterilization, Radiofrequency, Ultrasound, Ultraviolet, and Pulsed Electric Fields Processing. Ideal for food and process engineers, food technologists, equipment designers, microbiologists, and research and development personnel, this book covers the importance and the methods for applying multiphysics modeling for the design, development, and application of these technologies.

Preface ix

Contributors xiii

1. Introduction to Innovative Food Processing Technologies: Background, Advantages, Issues, and Need for Multiphysics Modeling 3
Gustavo V. Barbosa-C?novas, Abdul Ghani Albaali, Pablo Juliano, and Kai Knoerzer

2. The Need for Thermophysical Properties in Simulating Emerging Food Processing Technologies 23
Pablo Juliano, Francisco Javier Trujillo, Gustavo V. Barbosa-C?novas, and Kai Knoerzer

3. Neural Networks: Their Role in High-Pressure Processing 39
Jos? S. Torrecilla and Pedro D. Sanz

4. Computational Fluid Dynamics Applied in High-Pressure Processing Scale-Up 57
Cornelia Rauh and Antonio Delgado

5. Computational Fluid Dynamics Applied in High-Pressure High-Temperature Processes: Spore Inactivation Distribution and Process Optimization 75
Pablo Juliano, Kai Knoerzer, and Cornelis Versteeg

6. Computer Simulation for Microwave Heating 101
Hao Chen and Jul³ì