Modelling of food transportation systems – a review |
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Authors: | S.J. James C. James J.A. Evans |
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Affiliation: | aFRPERC, University of Bristol, Churchill Building, Langford, Bristol, BS40 5DU, UK |
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Abstract: | In 2002, over a million refrigerated road vehicles, 400,000 refrigerated containers and many thousands of other forms of refrigerated transport systems are used to distribute chilled and frozen foods throughout the world. All these transportation systems are expected to maintain the temperature of the food within close limits to ensure its optimum safety and high quality shelf life.Increasingly, modelling is being used to aid the design and optimisation of food refrigeration systems. Much of this effort has concentrated on the modelling of refrigeration processes that change the temperature of the food such as chilling, freezing and thawing. The purpose of a refrigerated transport system is to maintain the temperature of the food and appears to have attracted less attention from modellers. This paper reviews the work that has been carried out specifically on the modelling of food temperature, microbial growth and other parameters in the transportation of food. |
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Keywords: | Food Refrigerated transport Road transport Refrigerated container Survey ModellingMots clé s: Produit alimentaire Transport frigorifique Transport routier Conteneur frigorifique Enquê te Modé lisation |
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