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. 2011 Apr 6;50(2):257–265. doi: 10.1007/s13197-011-0342-z

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