title: [Optimization of the freezing process by load].
abstract: A model was developed for the optimization of batch freezing to maximize the daily production of a plate freezer. An equation for the prediction of the optimal product thickness was found. The model was evaluated experimentally in a one-plate freezer with a food model consisting of a 9% bentonite mixture. The model demonstrated it predicted adequately the freezing times and optimal product thickness. Under the experimental conditions used by the authors, an optimal thickness of 0.0142 m was found, with five batches per day. The maximum daily production was 3.152 kg.
mesh_terms: D005524:Food Technology; D005615:Freezing; D008433:Mathematics; D012034:Refrigeration; D013696:Temperature
vernacular_title: Optimización de procesos de congelación pro cargas.