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Freezing Sample Problem #4

The document provides calculations to determine the freezing time of a spherical food product packed in plastic and frozen in an air blast freezer. It gives the initial temperatures, product properties like density and diameter, and thermal properties. It then shows the heat transfer calculation using these values to find that the freezing time is 1.037 hours.

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Freezing Sample Problem #4

The document provides calculations to determine the freezing time of a spherical food product packed in plastic and frozen in an air blast freezer. It gives the initial temperatures, product properties like density and diameter, and thermal properties. It then shows the heat transfer calculation using these values to find that the freezing time is 1.037 hours.

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Joshua Bongon
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Bongon IV – BSABE 1
4. A spherical food product is packed in a 3-mm thick polypropylene plastic before being frozen in an air-blast
freezer. The initial product temperature is 10°C and the cold air - 40°C. The product has a 7 cm diameter with
density of 1000 kg/m3, the initial freezing temperature is -1.25°C, the thermal conductivity of the frozen product
is 1.2 W/(m-°K), and the latent heat of fusion is 250 kJ/kg. Compute the freezing time. (Convective heat transfer
coefficient, hc = 50 W/m2-°K

ρ f Lf 1 x p R ' a2
t F=
T f −T m
'
[P a +(
h kp
+
kf ) ]

Given:

Packaging material thickness; x p = 3 mm = 0.003m


Product diameter a = 7 cm = 0.07 m
Product density ρ f = 1000 kg/m3
Latent heat of fusion Lf = 250 kJ/kg
Initial product temperature T i = 10°C
Air temperature T m= - 40°C
Initial freezing temperature T f = -1.25°C
The thermal conductivity of the frozen product; k = 1.2 W/(m-°K)
Shape constants for spheres:
1
P' =
6
1
R' =
24
Convective heat-transfer coefficient hc = 50 W/m2-°K
Thermal Conductivity of Polypropylene = 0.1-0.22 W/(m-°K)
Required:
Freezing time; tF
Solution

ρ f Lf 1 x p R ' a2
t F=
T f −T m
'
(
[P a +
h kp
+ )
kf
]

(1000 kg /m3 )(250 kJ /kg) 1 1 0.003m (1 /24 )(0.07 m)2


tF=
−1.25 ° C−(−40 ° C) 6 [ (
( 0.07 m ) + +
)
50 W /(m 2−° K ) 0.2 W /(m−° K) 1.2 W /( m−° K ) ]
(250000 kJ /m3 ) 7 m 2−° K 49 m3 −° K
tF=
7
271.9 K −(233.15 K ) 600 [ (
m
200 W
+ )
288000 W ]
(250000 kJ / m3) m 3−° K
tF=
38.75 K (
5.7847 x 10−4
W )
(250000000 J /m 3) m 3−° K
tF=
38.75 K (5.7847 x 10−4
J /s )
t F =3732.06 sec

t F =3732.06 sec ( 36001 hrsec )


t F =1.037 hr

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