Table 2.
Cooling rate and half cooling time at the center of the food package
| Package no. | Infinite slab | Finite slab | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooling rate °C/°C/hr | Half cooling time (hr) | Cooling rate °C/°C/hr | Half cooling time (hr) | |||||
| Predict. | Experi. | Predict. | Experi. | Predict. | Experi. | Predict. | Experi. | |
| 1 | 0.078 | 0.075 | 10.01 | 9.86 | 0.240 | 0.203 | 3.98 | 4.01 |
| 2 | 0.038 | 0.038 | 19.11 | 18.55 | 0.094 | 0.097 | 8.29 | 7.97 |
| 3 | 0.016 | 0.017 | 41.59 | 39.62 | 0.039 | 0.035 | 19.86 | 22.39 |