A fabricated food, in the form of small spherical pellets, is to be frozen in an air-blast freezer. The air-blast freezer is operating with air at -30°C. The initial product temperature is 25°C. The pellets have a diameter of 1.2 cm, and the density of the product is 980 kg/m³ . The initial freezing temperature is -2.5°C. The latent heat of fusion for this product is 280 kJ/kg. The thermal conductivity of the frozen product is 1.9 W/(m°C). The convective heat transfer coefficient is 50 W/(m² °C). Calculate the freezing time

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A fabricated food, in the form of small spherical pellets, is to be frozen in an air-blast freezer. The air-blast freezer is operating with air at -30°C. The initial product temperature is 25°C. The pellets have a diameter of 1.2 cm, and the density of the product is 980 kg/m³ . The initial freezing temperature is -2.5°C. The latent heat of fusion for this product is 280 kJ/kg. The thermal conductivity of the frozen product is 1.9 W/(m°C). The convective heat transfer coefficient is 50 W/(m² °C). Calculate the freezing time (h)
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