Thermal Processing of Foods: Control and Automation

Contributors ix

Chapter 1 Introduction 1
K.P. Sandeep

Chapter 2 Elements, Modes, Techniques, and Design of Process Control for Thermal Processes 7
David Bresnahan

Chapter 3 Process Control of Retorts 37
Ray Carroll

Chapter 4 On-Line Control Strategies to Correct Deviant Thermal Processes: Batch Sterilization of Low-Acid Foods 55
Ricardo Simpson, I. Figueroa, and Arthur A. Teixeira

Chapter 5 Computer Software for On-Line Correction of Process Deviations in Batch Retorts 95
Arthur A. Teixeira and Murat O. Balaban

Chapter 6 Optimization, Control, and Validation of Thermal Processes for Shelf-Stable Products 131
Francois Zuber, Antoine Cazier, and Jean Larousse

Chapter 7 Instrumentation, Control, and Modeling of Continuous Flow Microwave Processing 165
Cristina Sabliov and Dorin Boldor

Index 195