SIMULTANEOUS HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER IN CHEDDAR CHEESE DURING COOLING I. NUMERICAL SIMULATION

K. Chang, Roger Ruan, Paul Chen

Drying Technology · 1998 · 18 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Numerical simulation method was developed and used to predict temperature and moisture distribution in large Cheddar cheese block during cooling based on a simultaneous heat and mass transfer model. The predicted results agreed well with the experimental results. The results suggest that cooling for 3 to 4 days would be sufficient to achieve fairly uniform distribution of temperature and moisture in a 640 lb Cheddar cheese block.

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