RESPIRATION HEAT.
ting and continue to undergo changes
anges are produced by respiration.
Fruits and vegetables are still alive after harve
while in storage. The most important of thes
process during which oxygen from air combines with the carbohydrates
ue and results in the release of carbon dioxide and heat. The heat release
dered as a part of the load. The
Respiration
in the plant tis
is called RESPIRATION HEAT. This heat is consi
amount of heat evolving from the respiration process depends upon the types and
temperature of the product.
Quespiration = Mp in ke X Tespiration rate in(w/kg) Table 10-12
CONTAINERS AND PACKING MATERIALS
When the product is chilled in containers, such as milk bottles and carton, eggs in
crates and fruits and vegetables in basket and lugs, the heat given off by the containers
and packing materials in cooling from the entering temperature to the space
temperature must be considered as a part of the product load.