Simulation of a Continuous Thermal Sterilization Process in the Presence of Solid Particles

Simulation of a continuous thermal sterilization (cts) process is investigated for both laminar and turbulent flow regimes. various heuristics are considered for the reliable estimation of sterility(f value) and quality (c value) parameters, it is proved that for a laminar condition that using a mirer at the entrance of the holding zone can drastically increase the sterility of food produce, while reducingits quality degradation. for a turbulent flow regime, the effect of trajectories and ihermol resistances of solid particles on the performance of the cts process is investiged. it is clearly shown that the thermal resistances of relatively large particles have a crucial effect on computed values of both sterility and quality parameters.