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Thesis for the Degree of M. S.
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY . ‘
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ABSTRACT
”BOIL-OFF CALORIMETBY”
FOR DETERMINING FOOD ENTHALPY
By
Charles W. Groesbeck
This study describes a calorimetric method designed
for the specific purpose of providing enthalpy measurements
of food substances. The procedure utilizes the heat evolved
in lowering the temperature of an immersed food to vaporize
liquid nitrogen which is in equilibrium with its own vapor
at its boiling point. The energy removed from the food is
directly proportional to the amount of liquid nitrogen
evaporated. The enthalpy change in going from a reference
temperature to the temperature of liquid nitrogen -320°F
(-195.8°c) is calculated from the amount of liquid evapora-
ted and its heat of vaporization. The term.boil-off calo-
rimetry thus refers to the measurement of the mentioned
liquid nitrogen vaporization (or boil-off) as a means of
determining enthalpy changes.
The purpose of this study is to establish feasibility
of this calorimetric method for determinining food enthalpies.
The author believes this method can be used as a useful
tool in the food industry. as several advantages over
previous calorimetric methods are possible:
(a) liquid nitrogen vaporization calorimetry is based
on removal of heat from the food system as is the freezing
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process. Many calorimetric studies measure the enthalpy
during a very slow thawing rate:
(b) duration of the test is twenty minutes which is
considerably less than most conventional calorimetry:
(o) no complicated electrical or mechanical devices are
necessary for temperature control or measurement:
(d) very few manipulations or adjustments are required
between experiments, allowing for consecutive runs to be
made quickly:
(e) the apparatus is made up of readily available and
relatively inexpensive components compared to commercially
available calorimeterss
(f) measurements and calculations are few and simple:
(3) sample size is limited only by the dewar opening
and overall dewar size. This permits measurements of whole
intact food substances eliminating concern for homogeneity
in sampling from dried or ground preparations.
.Accuracy and limitations of the liquid nitrogen vapori-
zation calorimetric method is shown and compared with water
of known thermal behavior. 'The accuracy of the method was
also indicated by comparing the experimental results obtained
for potatoes with the model formula of Riedel (1951) whose
results are regarded as the most reliable of those available
in the literature.
”BOIL-OFF CALORIMETRY"
FOR DETERMINING FOOD ENTHALPY
by
Charles Wellington Groesbeck
A THESIS
Submitted to
Michigan.State University
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
Department of Food Science
and Human Nutrition
1972
The author
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The author is appreciative to his major advisor.
Professor.Alvin L. Rippen, for his overall academic guidance
and many other areas of assistance. ‘
The author wishes also to thank Professor Theodore
Wishnetsky for having conceived of and guided the thesis
research being reported here and Professor Donald H. Dewey,
Department of Horticulture for his interest, helpful sugges-
tions. and critical review of the thesis manuscript.
The research was supported in part by a National
Institutes of Health Training Grant.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0
GENERAL CLASSIFICATION OF CALORIMETERS. . . . . . .
REVIEW OF CALORIMETRIC METHODS. . . . . . . . . . .
A.
B.
Thermometric Calorimetry . . . .
Isothermal Calorimetry (Phase Change
Calorlmetry). e o a o e a e o e e e
(1) Ice Célorlmetrye e e a a e e
(2) Steam Calorimetry. . . . .
(3) Latent Heat of vaporization
Calorimetry. . . . . . . . . . . .
REVIEW OF METHODS FOR DETERMINING LATENT AND
SPECIFIC HEATS OF FOODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
EXPERIMENTAL O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
SiObCl’B Equation. 0 e e a e e e e e a e o
Thermometric Method of Mixtures. . . . . .
Calculating by Specific Heat of the
Principal Constituents and their weighted
Percentages. . . . . . .
Inability to Distinguish Latent from
Sensible Heats . . . . . . . . .
Electrical Method of Calorimetry . . . .
Hiedel' s Drop Calorimeter for Determining
Food Enthalpies. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adlabatic Calorimetry. o e o e e e e e
Calorimeter Designed to Measure the Heat
Removed During the Freezing Process. . . .
Cryogenic Calorimetry. . . . . . . . . .
Apparatus. . . . . . . . .
Sample Treatment and Preparation
Total Solids Determination . . .
Soluble Solids and pH Analysis . .
Temperature Measurement and Control.
Procedure. . . . . . . . . . .
Selected Literature Values and Calculations.
(1) Selected values for Liquid Nitrogen.
2 Method of Calculating Experimental
Enthalpyeoooaaoeeeeeo
Ea) Correction Factors . . . . . . . .
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Thermal Properties of Water used to
Evaluate the Experimental Systems .
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(5) Hiedel's Method for Calculating
Fruit and Vegetable Enthalpy
Changes. 0 O O O O O O O O I O O I O 80
BES‘JIJTS AND DISCUSSION 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 8“
A. Selection of Moisture Determination
Procedure 0 O O O O O O O O O O O I 0 0 O 0 81"
B. Sample Temperature Control. . . . . . . . . 86
(l) Precautions Against Nitrogen
Asphyx1at10n e o a o e a e e a e 89
(2) Control Temperature Baths. . . . . . 90
C. Establishing Dewar Correction Factor. . . . . 90
D. Heat Leak Hats and Duration Time. . . . . . . 91
E. Effect of Atmospheric Pressure Changes. . . 93
F. Experimentally Determined Enthalpy Changes
for Water and Ice 0 e o a a e e o 95
G. Experimentally Determined values for Change
1n Enthalpy Of Pomtoes o o e o e a e o e e o 98
(1) Potato Analyses. . . . . . . . . . 98
(2) Compensation for Moisture Lost in
Temperature Equalization . . . . . . 100
(3) Interpolated Potato Enthalpies . . . 100
H. Hiedel' s Experimental and Calculated Fruit
and. Vegetable Entha1p168. e e o o e a o 105
I. Interpolated Water and Ice Enthalpies . . . . 107
J. Potato Enthalpy Changes Above 0°C . . . . . . 113
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . 118
LITERAT‘IRE CITED 0 O O O I O O O O O O C O O O O O O O 120
‘APPENDIX
A. Table A. Experimental Data for Water and
Ice Enthalpy Differences (Ah) in cal/gm
Between T and -195. 803°C. . . . . . . . . .' A1
B. Table B. Experimental Data for Potato
Enthalpy Differences (Ah) in cal/gm
Between T and -l95.803°C. . . . . . . . . . . Bl
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LIST OF TABLES
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Methods of Thermometric Calorimetry. . . . . . . 7
Literature Summary of Specific Heat values
for Ice. 0 O 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O 0 0 O 76
Calculated Enthalpy Increments for Ice . . . . . 78
Specific Heat values and Calculated Enthalpy
Chan-898 O O O O O 0 0 O O O O 0 O O O 0 0 O O 0 O 79
Comparison of Results Obtained with various
"ethOdS Of FOiBture An31y818 e e e e e a o e a o 85
.Average Correction Factor Upliquidfl‘liquid -
zovapor) For Rooms in which Experiments were
conducted. 0 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O I O O 91
Experimental Enthalpy Differences (Ah) for Water
and Ice in cal/gm between T and -l95.803°C . . . 96
POtatO Analyses. e o e e o o o e e e e e e o o o 99
values for Calculating Interpolated Potato
Enthalpies Using Riedel's Equation . . . . . . . lOl
Changes in Enthalpy of Potatoes Over various
Temperature Ranges as Determined Experimentally
and as Derived by Use of the Riedel Equations. . 102
Comparison of Riedel's Experimental Data with
Calculated Enthalpy Differences (Ah) in cal/gm
Between T and 20°C a e o e e e e e e e o a a o o 106
Enthalpy values for Water and Ice Calculated
by Interpolation between Experimentally
Determlned Enthalples. o s e s e o e e o o o o o 108
Changes in.Entha1py of Potatoes Over various
Temperature Rangestbove 0°C as Determined
Experimentally and as Derived by Use of the
Biedel Equat1on8 e e e o a e e e e e o e o e e e 11“
11.
LIST OF FIGURES
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1. Ice Calorimeter of Lavoisier and Laplace
(Allen 23 22... 3 191‘s). 0 O O O 0 O O O 0 O O O O O 13
2. Bunsen's ice calorimeter (Worthing. l9h8) . . . . 15
3. Steam calorimeter used by Jolly to determine
specific heats of solids (Allen.g§_gl.. 19h8) . . 17
h. Dewar's liquid oxygen calorimeter (Allen gt_g;..
191‘s) 0 O O O O O O O I O O O O O O O O O O O O O 20
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Ridderhof (193“) in determining heats of
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7. Calorimeter used by Woolrich (1933) and
coworkers during the 1930's at the university
of Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
8. Electrically heated calorimeter used for deter-
mining the apparent specific and latent heats
of foods (Short gt 21.. 19h“) . . . . . . . . . . #1
9. Dr0p calorimeter (Riedel. 1951) . . . . . . . . . U8
10. Adiabatic calorimeter used by Riedel (1955) for
determining enthalpy and other thermalmetric
characteristics of foods. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
11. The calorimeter dewar and the measuring
instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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INTRODUCTION
Unlerstanling the thermal properties of foods is
necessary for accurately predicting heating and cooling
requirements and for designing heat transfer equipment.
Reliable information concerning thermal properties for food
substances is not always available or utilized due to lack
of uniformity in reported values, disagreement between
theoretical calculations and actual thermal requirements,
and inadequate tabulations.
Values for specific and latent heats of frozen foods
can be found in the literature but their usage can lead to
significant errors since water in a food does not all freeze at
the food's initial freezing point. In the freezing range of
a food both specific and latent heat is involved over a
fairly wide temperature range. In the freezing range, there
is no way to separate and measure the energy change in latent
or sensible heats. When the sensible and latent heat values
are mathematically derived, the values are used to determine
the change in enthalpy or total heat transfer requirement.
Change in enthalpy or change in heat content refers to the
total amount of heat to be added or removed from a food
substance. The thermal property enthalpy, as a function of
temperature, is becoming a useful measurement from which to
predict heat transfer requirements and equipment design
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A method of measuring the thermal property enthalpy of
foods was investigated. A liquid nitrogen vaporization
calorimeter was used to measure the amount of liquid nitro-
gen vaporized by a food sample. The enthalpy measurement
was that amount of energy removed from the food substance
from a known temperature to the temperature of liquid nitro-
gen, -320 F (-195.803 C). bringing it to equilibrium with
the calorimeter. The quantity of heat removed from the
sample is proportional to the amount of liquid nitrogen
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GENERAL CLASSIFICATION OF CALORIME'IERS
Calorimetry can be defined as the process of measuring
quantities of heat energy absorbed or evolved by a substance.
The device for measuring this heat energy is a calorimeter,
defined by Wilhoit (1967) as an instrument used to measure
the change in internal energy or enthalpy which occurs when
a system changes from an initial state to a final state.
The different types of calorimeters that have been used
are numerous. Because of this, a complete review of calo-
rimetry would be lengthly and somewhat irrelevant to this
discussion. The general classification of calorimeters will
be outlined with emphasis on those parts of particular con-
cern to this study.
A calorimeter is designed to reduce as much as possible
thermal leakage or heat transfer that is not related to
changes in heat absorbed or evolved by the substance being
measured. Temperature and quantity of heat transferred by
the calorimeter chamber and/or its contents to the sur-
roundings are the principal calorimetric measurements. All
other sources of heat transfer must be minimized and compenp
sated for to ensure a reliable measurement. Heat energy
transferred by conduction, convection, and radiation to or
anom the calorimeter must be limited whenever possible. An
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heat conducting powders between the double walls of the ves-
sel. A vacuum between the vessel walls minimizes convection
heat transfer. The inner surfaces of the double walled
vacuum.vessel are polished or coated with a high reflecting
metal such as silver to avoid heat exchange due to radiation.
Calorimeter design requirements are also influenced by sample
type and the measurement desired.
The numerous calorimeter designs can be grouped,
according to Hilhoit (1967), into three categories: isother-
mal, adiabatic, and conduction. The groupings are made in
respect to the interaction between the calorimeter and its
immediate surroundings and/or protecting shield. An iso-
thermal calorimeter is kept at a constant temperature during
the test measurement usually by a substance undergoing an
isothermal phase change at a constant temperature. Minimiz-
ing conduction, convection, and radiation loss from the calo-
rimeter by adjusting the temperature of the surroundings to
equal the calorimeter temperature is accomplished by the
adiabatic method. Usually a protective shield is electri-
cally regulated. The shield is maintained as near as pos-
sible to the temperature of the calorimeter vessel, reducing
thermal leakage to or from the calorimeter proper. This
technique is particularly favored for experiments with long
¢1uration periods but has less advantage when used for shorter
Periods covering a wide temperature range, Heat energies
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the surroundings.
Brief mention of a drop calorimeter, so named for its
method of sample delivery, is pertinent to the apparatus
used in this study. Drop calorimeters are designed to
measure enthalpy of substances in which the energy of the
sample is changed rapidly over a large temperature range.
The substance's temperature is measured and quickly dropped
into the calorimeter which may contain a liquid heat exchange
medium at equilibrium. Enthalpy can be determined by know;
ing the initial and final temperature of the sample and
calorimeter, the sample weight, and the latent heat of
transition when a phase change occurs in the heat exchange
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REVIEW OF CAIDRIMETRIC METHODS
As there are several types of calorimeters; there
are several methods of calorimetry each with distinguishing
principles. A brief review of general calorimetry methods
will be made here. There are basically two major types of
calorimetry; thermometric (nonisothermal) and latent heat
of transition (isothermal) (Allen‘gt'al. l9h8 and Temezako
‘gg‘gl..l96h). In.thermometric calorimetry, the temperature
varies (during the determination) with the quantity of
heat being measured, as a change in temperature measured
by a thermometer. Latent heat calorimetry determines heat
quantities by the amount of calorimetric material that
undergoes an isothermal phase change produced by the heat
quantity.
A. Thermometric Calorimetry
Worthing.gt‘gl. (19h8) and Allen's} a}. (1948) each
provided excellent historical and literary reviews of the
methods of thermometric calorimetry in their texts. A
summary of information from their review is presented in
Table I.
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Method of Mixture
Principle:
Method:
Measurement:
‘Example:
Exchange of thermal energy without having a
change of phase.
Two substances are placed in thermal contact;
the substances are of known mass and temper-
ature.
mlcp(T1 - T3) = mch.(T3 - T2) (1)
Two substances of known.mass: m1, m2
One substance has a known specific heat of
op:
Known initial temperatures: T1, T2
Final common temperature: T3
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Method Involving Differential Rates
of Cooling and Heating
Principle:
Method:
Differential rates of cooling or heating due
to thermal leakage to the surroundings.
A substance of mass (m) is heated to a
temperature (T) in a container with thermal
capacity (C).
Time required for the heated substance and
container to cool is Ait‘ through a small
temperature range (Am).
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Time required for the container alone to cool
through the same temperature range (AT) is
4A2t: within the same surrounding conditions.
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Measurement: (mop + C) Alt C Azt (2)
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An assumption is made that the rate of cooling
is the same in both experiments, as heat
transferred to the cooler surroundings in
both experiments was under identical condi-
tions.
Example: Conduction Calorimeter: The method of heating
is conducted in the same way described with
heat being absorbed by the cooler calorime-
ter and its contents.
Method Involving the Supply of Heat Electrically
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(A) Solids and liquids
Principle: Electrical energy added is accurately
measured and controlled to induce a
temperature change in a substance.
Method: An electric heating coil is used to heat
the substance on which specific heat
(op) is desired; the coil can also serve
as a resistance thermometer.
Measurement: Volts (V) and resistance (R) are measured
by a potentiometer and the current (I)
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determined by Ohm's law,
(1:) ohm . V 3? - (a)
Energy added to the sample is:
IVt = mcpAT + h. (5)
The specific heat than can be derived
from,
IVt - h. (6)
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(h) represents the thermal leakage of
the calorimeter system.
Example: Conduction calorimeter with the substance
caused to change the temperature by
heat energy added electrically.
(B) Differential continuous flow of a liquid or gas
Principle: Control of induced exchange of energy
supplied by electricity is accurately
regulated and measured.
Method: A liquid or gas of unknown cp is made to
flow at a constant rate Jg— through
a narrow tube.
The rate of electrical energy added IV
through a heating coil is found by
Ohm's law R 2 -¥-.
Volts (V) are measured by a potentio-
meter as v the potential differnce
between two pieces of copper and
H (ohms) the potential across a l-ohm
resistor: I (amps) being calculated.
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The quantity of electrical energy added
per unit time would be IV.
The difference between the substances
inlet and exit temperature is AT.
Measurement: Two experiments are conducted at the same
temperature difference (AT) but with
different rates of electrical energy
supplied and different rates of sub-
stance flow.
Both experiments will have the same thermal
leakage loss (h) as this depends on
the difference between the test substance
and surroundings thus (h) will drop from
both equations:
(IV)1 s (191 c pAT + h and (7)
(IV)2=(—%-)2cpAT+h
Subtracting the two equations:
0 (IV)1 - (IV)2 (3)
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Example: Continuous flow calorimeter used for
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bflorthing, A. c. and D. Holliday. 19%. "Heat". John Wiley
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B. Isothermal Calorimetry (Phase Change Calorimetry)
Calorimetric methods involving an exchange of the
quantity of heat with a phase change of the calorimetric
heat exchange material are different than the thermometric
methods in which the heat quantities are measured by changes
in temperature of the system being studied. Isothermal
calorimetry is essentially different in that the temperature
remains constant as the calorimeter exchanges thermal energy
with.its surroundings. The quantity of heat is measured by
the quantity of heat exchange material that changes phase
resulting from the heat quantity exchanged with the sub-
stance being studied. The actual measurement is made of the
amount of calorimetric material melted, vaporized, or conp
densed.
(1) Ice Calorimetry
The Bunsen ice calorimeter is perhaps one of the more
familiar isothermal calorimeters. However, earlier work by
tJoseph Black, Antoine Lavoisier and Pierre Laplace utilized
the principles of phase change calorimetry. Joseph Black
in.about 1760 showed the latent heat of ice to be about 80
calories. His calorimeter was a large block of ice with a
hole carved out in which a heated ball was placed and the
cavity was then covered with a sheet of ice. By knowing the
mass of the ball (m1), specific heat of the ball (op) and,
the amount of ice melted (mg) in cooling the ball to 0°C
from initial temperature (T): the latent heat of fusion for
ice (L) may be calculated by the equation:
mlop (T - 0°C) = mzL. (9)
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Equation 9 can also be applied to calculate specific heat
of a substance when the latent heat of transition of the
other material is known. As the heated solids were com-
pletely surrounded by the large block of ice; heat transfer
to the calorimetric chamber (hole) was restricted. Pos-
sibility of error was introduced into the system when making
the measurement of the melted ice. Melted ice was removed
by a pipette; the remaining water was absorbed onto cotton.
It would be difficult to be certain all the melted ice had
been completely removed and that the use of the pipette and
cotton would not cause additional heat exchange resulting
in further melting of the ice (Allen 3_t_ 2.1., 19% and
Horthing 33 31., 1948).
Lavoisier and Laplace in 1789 investigated the specific
heat of heated solids using a calorimeter built of two
chambers, each containing ice and a spout to collect the
melted ice. Some allowance was made to protect the calorime-
ter from external heat transfer. The outer chamber filled
with ice insulated the inner calorimeter chamber. The inner
chamber contained a wire basket surrounded by ice which held
the heated sample. They termed their apparatus a ”calorime-
ter' (Figure l). Calculating the unknown heat capacity or
average specific heat (op) can be done using equation 9
knowing the latent heat of fusion of ice (L), mass of water
collected (m2), mass of sample (m1) and initial temperature
of the heated sample (T). The fundamental calorimeters of
Black, ani Lavoisier and Laplace contain possible errors due
to heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation.
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Also, the collection and measuring the melted ice introduced
other sources of error such as the melted ice not being free
to completely drain around the other pieces of ice in the
system or. in Lavoisier's apparatus, water may have remained
in the collecting spout and not been included in the final
measurement (Allen gt 21.. l9h8 and Worthing 33.21.. l9h8).
Robert Bunsen's ice calorimeter reduced some of the
problem of collecting and measuring the actual amount of ice
melted. Bunsen. knowing the volume of a specific quantity
of ice at 0°C was 0.0907 greater than the volume of the same
quantity of water at 0°C, built a calorimeter which measured
the heat of transition by its resulting volume change. The
calorimeter, shown in Figure 2, consisted of a glass calo-
rimeter vessel (A) surrounded and attached to another glass
container (B). The remaining space of container B was filled
with purified water and mercury. The calorimeter was immersed
in an ice bath and permitted to equilibrate to 0°C. Some ice
(C) was formed in the calorimeter by bubbling ether inside
the tube. The sample to be observed was placed in the calo-
rimeter and its heat melted the formed ice producing a change
in volume (decrease). The mercury capillary connected to the
glass vessel (B) registered the change in volume which was
proportional to the volume of ice melted. Calibration of the
capillary tube, using substances of well established speci-
fic heat values allowed recording mercury movement as a de-
finite quantity of heat (Q) absorbed from the sample in the
form of latent heat required to melt a specific quantity of
ice at 0°C to liquid at 0°C. The specific heat of the sample
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(op) can then be determined having found the heat absorbed
(Q) from the sample at an initial temperature (T) to 0°C
for the specific sample mass (m) in the equation of
q - mop ('r to 0°C) (10)
(Allen 33 31.. 19h8 and Worthing 22 51.. l9h8).
(2) Steam Calorimetry
Work done by John Joly in the late 1800‘s utilized the
latent heat of condensation for water in developing a steam
calorimeter which was used to measure the specific heat of
gems and different gases at constant volume. The amount of
steam condensed to raise the sample temperature was deter-
mined and its specific heat calculated. The apparatus
(Figure 3) consisted of a chamber secured in place in which
a balance pan was suspended from a balance beam by a wire.
The balance pan held both the sample and the collected steam
condensate. Steam was injected rapidly through an opening
(A) into the chamber reducing radiation losses to the cold
air and walls of the chamber. To maintain atmospheric
pressure of the steam in the chamber an opening (B) was
provided for steam exit. The quantity of steam condensed
in raising the sample and balance pan temperatures was
directly measured by the balance. Precautions were taken
to eliminate error caused by collection of condensate around
the opening of the wire which would affect the weighing. A
platinum wire was placed around the opening and heated by an
electrical current to prevent such condensation. A cor-
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absorbed by the balance pan was determined prior to the
sample experiment. The equation used to calculate the
sample specific heat was:
mlcp (T2 - T1) + k(T2 - T3) 8 m2L (11)
m1 a being the sample mass
op I unknown specific heat of the sample
T2 2 final temperature of the sample and balance pan
(steam temp.)
T1 - initial sample temperature
T3 - initial temperature of the weighing pan (same
as T1)
k - thermal capacity of balance pan and accessories
m2 - condensate mass
_L - known latent heat of vaporization for water.
Joly used this method to determine the specific heat of
gems.
In Joly's later investigations. the possible error from
steam condensation on the balance pan was better overcome
in his development of the differential steam calorimeter.
Joly made use of identical weighing pans and accessories
being enclosed in the same steam chamber each hooked to
separate ends of the same swing balance. The sample was
placed in one pan. with the other pan being empty. It
functioned as a control for the amount of steam condensation
due to the weighing pan itself. This directly corrected for
the k value in equation 11. reducing the equation to
m10p(T2 - T1) 8 MZL. (12)
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specific heats of gases at constant volume. Two hollow
copper spheres were placed on the balance pans: one con-
taining a gas which was under the 30 to ho atmospheres of
pressure that was to be determined. This latter apparatus
was more accurate as the error introduced by the weighing
pan and accessories is directly compensated for by the side
that did not contain the test sample. The quantity of con-
densate due to the sample was read as the differential
between the two sides and no heat loss correction was
required (Allen _e_§_ _a_l_. . 19h8 and Worthing g]; 11.. 19'48).
(3) Latent Heat of vaporization Calorimetry
James Dewar. in the 1890's. measured the specific heat
of more than 50 substances using latent heat of vaporiza-
tion calorimetry at very low temperatures. In principle.
a weighed sample (liquid or solid) at a known temperature
will vaporize a quantity of liquid oxygen. hydrogen or air
proportional to the amount of energy removed in reducing
the sample temperature to the normal boiling point of the
liquid heat exchange medium. The quantity of gas vaporized
was measured. from which the amount of heat absorbed could
be calculated and the specific heat of the substance deter-
mined.
Dewar's apparatus, shown in Figure h, was a larger
vacuum flask (A) of about 2 to 3 liters capacity and a
smaller. 25 to 55cc. vacuum flask (B) which was suspended
in the larger vessel. Both flask A and B were filled with
the liquid heat exchange medium (liquid oxygen. hydrogen or
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A small test tube held the sample.
connected the test tube to the calorimeter flask in a
manner to permit the delivery of the sample into the inner
calorimetric chamber. A sample inserted into the chamber
resulted in vaporization of the calorimeter fluid which was
collected by fluid displacement in a calibrated tube. Dewar
collected the vapor over water or 011. He validated his
exPeriment and calibrations by determining the specific heat
for lead which was accurately known at low temperatures
(Allen 215. 5;” 19%).
Kraus and Ridderhof (1934) studied the heat of solution
Of electrolytes and heats of reaction in liquid ammonia.
They developed a unique calorimeter ”that by determining the
ammonia vaporized as a result of the heat effect, the heat
effect itself might be determined from the known heat of
VaPol‘lzation of liquid ammonia" (Kraus and Ridderhof. 193“).
The apparatus (Figure 5) consisted of a dewar vessel calo-
rimeter (A) which was surrounded by another dewar vessel
(B) providing a boiling ammonia bath at 43.4%. Liquid
ammongla was dried through sodium and condensed in the measur-
ing chamber (1)) having an exact capacity of 20 gm at ~33-‘(oc
r°r aminonia. The system was flushed with ammonia vapors to
remove air from the connecting tubing before the experiment
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The calibrated amount of ammonia in (D) was vaporized
:hd rec3<>rttdensed in the calorimeter vessel (A). Absorption
lask (E) was weighed and attached to the system. A stirrer
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(0) established equilibrium between the liquid and vapor
phase permitting a constant temperature to be maintained
and/or boiling point. When the pressure and temperature
were constant over a 10 minute period. the sample was added
by turning the delivery tube (F) a half turn. Ammonia
vaporized by the reaction energy was absorbed by the water
in the collection flask. The experiment was terminated when
the temperature and pressure of the calorimeter returned to
their initial conditions. The absorption flask weight in-
crease was measured and the quantity of heat determined.
when determining heats of reaction. one substance was
placed in the calorimeter vessel and the other in the
delivery tube (F). Several corrections and constants were
calculated to compensate for thermal leakage. As listed by
Kraus and Ridderhof, they were: 1) temperature change of the
heat transfer medium; 2) temperature change of the substance
added to the calorimeteric liquid; 3) temperature change of
the calorimeter. thermocouple. and stirrer; h) heat transfer
into or out of the calorimeter: 5) heat absorbed by the
ammonia vapor.
Kraus and Prescott (193“), in conjunction with the
previous study, modified the system to increase the precision
of the data. Two principal changes were made. The amount of
ammonia absorbed in the collection flask was determined by
titrating an aliquot of the solution rather than by weighing.
And the other modification was regulating the pressure in the
System caused by the ammonia vapors. This was accompanied
2“
by regulating a mercury pool at the bottom of the collection
flask by a column leveling innovation. The maximum pressure
rise in the system was only a few millimeters. The apparatus
and techniques remained principally the same as those dis-
cussed above.
Tong gt_gl. (l9h5 and l9h6) designed an isothermal
calorimeter to measure heats of reaction. Their method
utilized heats of reaction to evaporate a liquid heat ex-
change medium. The heat of the reaction being derived from
the mass of liquid vaporized and the latent heat of vaporiza-
tion.
Figure 6 shows the apparatus used. The inner Jacket
(B) had a hole in it permitting vapors from the refluxing
liquid in flask (C) to maintain the inner vessel (A) at a
constant equilibrium temperature at the boiling point of the
calorimeter fluid. The heat exchange medium and refluxing
liquid were the same. and prior to beginning the reaction.
a siphon was used to fill the inner vessel from the refluxing
liquid supply. A reaction tube (D) held the reactants
(methyl methacrylate and benzoyl peroxide). The reaction tube
was immersed in the vessel and the heat of reaction recorded
as a weight loss of the calorimetric liquid vaporized. A
wire connecting the calorimeter vessel to a balance made a
weight loss determination possible. The heat of reaction was
calibrated from the amount of liquid heat exchange medium
evaporated and its heat of vaporization. In their experiments
With methyl methacrylate. the heat of polymerization was
measured at three different temperatures using different heat
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Figure 6. Refiluxing isothermal calorimeter (Tong _e_t 3;”
19 5)
26
exchange liquids. toluene. benzene. and carbon tetrachloride.
An advantage of this method would be that the reactants and
the reaction are not in a solution mixture with the calori-
metric fluid as were the reactions conducted by Kraus g§_g;.
Another form of isothermal phase change calorimetry is
thermal boil-off calorimetry. Boil-off calorimetry is used
in evaluating the rate of heat transfer for cryogenic insula-
tions. Such information is critical in the transport and
storage of cryogenic fluids. The measurement is made from
the heat transfer rate to the cryogen from the warmer outer
surface of the container to the cooler inner surface by
recording the rate of cryogenic fluid vaporized (Jacobs. l96n).
The determination of the rate is made by a flowmeter with the
thermal leakage (q) beings
q 8 —%£—»tfliquidflPliquid -/°vapor). (13)
where e
m - mass of cryogenic fluid vaporized
L a latent heat of vaporization of the
cryogenic fluid
t a time
z‘liquid a density of liquid at specific
temperature (T)
IOVBPOI a density of vapor at specifc
temperature (T).
The correction.‘liquidfipliquid -inapor was made for the
amount of vapor that remains in the vessel occupying the
space left by the vaporized liquid (Fulk. 1959).
27
Fulk (1959) used this technique to evaluate the proper-
ties of several insulating powders evacuated between the
walls of a dewar type vessel. His results indicated that
certain evacuated powders made a more efficient insulation
for the dewar vessel than either high vacuum or gas filled
powders alone. The instrument used was in essence a dewar
vessel design with modifications to meter the vapor flow
rate. means to add the insulation powder to be studied be-
tween the vessel's walls. and connection for drawing a
vacuum. Jacobs (l96h) later pointed out that the neglect
of the sensible heat effects would cause a significant error
in calculation using equation 13. It was assumed that all
heat that flowed to the calorimeter vessel was used to
vaporize the liquid. with no allowance for absorbtion of
sensible heat by the vapor present in the chamber.
Isothermal calorimetric methods of measuring heat
quantities are accurate and precise within certain innate
limits of the method. Heat of transition methods discussed
are limited by the particular equilibrium temperature of the
calorimetric material at which the isothermal phase change
occurs. Tong gt 9;. (19116) were able to extend the tempera-
ture ranges in their study by using different substances.
each having particular thermal properties. as heat exchange
media. Steam temperature was varied in the Joly steam calo-
rimeter to provide a wider working temperature range. from
which enthalpy measurements were made. The enthalpy deter-
mined is usually over a wide temperature rangeiiT. enabling
measurement of the average heat capacity. AflfliT. Measurement
28
precision is made possible because of the excellent thermal
contact between the substance being studied and the calo-
rimetric medium. as the substance and/or calorimeter are
completely immersed in the heat exchange medium. Accuracy
is directly limited by the accuracy of the predetermined
values selected or knowledge of the phase change thermal
characteristics. Another important consideration is the
purity of the calorimetric material. For instance. only
pure water melts at 0°C. Further corrections are required
for methods in which the vapor is collected. In Dewar's
cryogenic calorimeter. there is a possible error from the
solubility of the vaporized material in the substance being
displaced. In Iraus gt gl.'s method. the pressure increase
of the closed system will increase the point at which phase
equilibrium occurs. Each calorimeter apparatus has certain
corrections to be determined and minimized to reduce the
transfer of heat to or from the system not indigenous to the
substance being measured.
Phase change calorimetry relies on the principle that
the calorimetric heat exchange medium undergoes an isothermal
phase change. The temperature of the calorimetric system
remains constant and the substance being studied exchanges
heat with the calorimeter heat exchange medium. Quantities
of heat are measured volumetrically or gravimetrically. but
not by temperature change. The heat quantity absorbed or
evolved is directly proportional to the amount of phase
transition of the calorimetric material. The heat quantity
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measured amount of isothermal change induced by the heat
energy transferred. The measurement of the amount of tran-
sition was previously discussed with Bunsen's ice and Dewar's
cryogenic calorimetric methods measuring the volume change.
while Tong and Kraus measured the weight loss of the calo-
rimetric medium. Kraus also measured the amount of phase
transition by titrating the ammonia absorbed in the water
collector: this being a unique technique for ammonia. The
steam calorimeter by Joly measured the energy provided to
the system in the form of steam by measuring the weight of
condensate collected.
REVIEW OF METHODS FOR DETERMINING LATENT
AND SPECIFIC HEATS OF FOODS
A. Siebel's Equation
The specific and latent heats of food substances were
investigated first by Siebel (1892). The purpose of his
study was to establish a method for calculating approximate
values for specific and latent heats utilized for refriger-
atad food storage.
This early work established that a direct relationship
existed between moisture content and specific and latent
heats. Siebel derived the following formulas for calculating
specific and latent heats from his works
specific heat above the freezing point
8 =- .008a + .20. (lie)
specific heat below the freezing point
3 . .003a + .20. (15)
Latent heat of fusion was calculated by
multiplying the latent heat of fusion
for water (lh3.h BTU) by percent moisture
diVided by 100.
where:
S - the specific heat of a substance
a I percent moisture
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31
.20 - empirical constant representing the
specific heat of the solid constitu-
cuts.
with these equations the sensible heats above and below
freezing were derived. and with addition of the latent heat
of fusion provides a means of estimating enthalpy value.
Siebel's calculations assumed that the water and solid
constituents existed as a simple mixture. also that the
solids did not influence the water phase change but remained
in their “original condition”. He knew that the measured
specific heat value for salt solutions was comparable to the
calculated value found by adding the sums of the products
from the specific heat of the constituents and its weighted
percentage. It was then proposed by Siebel that the specific
heat of a food was the sum of its constituents. principally
water combined with a smaller solids fraction.
B. Thermometric Method of Mixtures
Several years elapsed before active studies were
resumed at the University of Tennessee by Cooper. Smith and
Woolrich. all contributing their investigations between 1929
and 19337'36050. Their work credited Siebel's assumption
that latent heat was directly related to the water content
of the food. They also pointed out that most of the heat
energy removed from a food during freezing was the latent
heat of fusion of the water content. the sensible heats
contributing substantially less. Because of its predominant
32
influence. a reliable method for calculating latent heat
was desired to better predict refrigeration requirements and
design.
Hoolrich (1933) pursued the study with increased inter-
est after realizing the few. then-established latent heat of
fusion values for foods showed a linear relationship when
plotted against the foods' moisture contents. The line plot
passed through zero and lh3.h. the latent heat of water.
Hoolrich. using a calorimetric measurement. determined the
latent heats for 27 different foods and found their plot
relation also fell on this line. ”No value was found that
did not fall on this line within the limits of experimental
error “ (Hoolrich. 1933).
He measured the quantities of heat absorbed to raise
the temperature of a frozen food sample by the thermometric
method of mixtures. water was used as the heat exchange
medium. The frozen food sample was added to the calorimet-
ric fluid and the change in temperatures recorded. The calo-
rimeter used in the study consisted of a two walled vacuum
bottle. stirrer. and thermometer (Figure 7). A measured
amount of water was put into the calorimeter and allowed to
equilibrate at room temperature. A frozen sample. after its
temperature was recorded. was quickly added with its weight
being determined at the end of the test as the weight increase
of the previously weighed calorimeter and water. Temperature
recordings were made at 30 second intervals until the food
sample and water reached constant temperature. The experi-
mental latent heat value was calculated from the equations.
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Figure 7. Calorimeter used by Woolrich (1933) and co-
workers during the 1930's at the university of
Tennessee
3“
q I mcpAT + w (16)
which determines the heat exchanged from the water to the
frozen sample with the latent heat being
1.]. . W (17)
m
where:
q I the heat quantity transferred from
the water
m I water mass
cp I specific heat of water
iAT I temperature initial - temperature
final
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between calorimeter and ambient
air (previously determined)
Ln a latent heat of the food sample
(mcpAT)' I food sample sensible heat below
freezing to the freezing point
(mcpsT)” I sensible heat of the food sample
above freezing to the freezing
point
m' I the food sample weight.
varying from Siebel's equation. Woolrich used 0.9 for
the specific heat value above the initial freezing point
and .h? below for the foods studied. These values were
established prior to Siebel's work and were used because
more accurate values were not available (Hoolrich. 1933).
It was shown that by subtracting the sensible heat of the
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WI I weight of foodstuff in calorimeter. lb
q1 I energy input. BTU (measured electrically)
k I heat transfer rate of the calorimeter. from
calorimeter to brine (BTU/min/OF)
em I average temperature difference between food-
stuff and brine during the period from begin-
ning of heating until the maximum temperature
was attained
At I time (in minutes) from beginning of heating
until maximum temperature rise was attained
‘AT = difference between maximum temperature of
the foodstuff and the temperature at the
beginning of heating. °F
chc I thermal leakage of calorimeter at average tem-
perature of foodstuff. BTU/0F (Short gt 31..
1944).
The specific heat value (c1) then is an average specific heat
determined from 5°F (-l5°C) to 10°F (-12.2°C) temperature
range. Accompanying Short's experimental work. Bartlett (l9hh)
derived complex mathematical and thermodynamic calculations
which enabled prediction of the amount of ice formed. rate of
ice formation. and thermal capacity for a particular food.
The results of their research indicated that the
apparent specific heat of foods and sugar solutions
increased sharply through the partially frozen region as
the temperature increased toward initial freezing point
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and immediately dropped after passing through the initial
freezing point. The apparent specific heats of different
sugar solution concentrations increase with an increase
in concentration in the freezing region as a higher
quantity’ of water will remain unfrozen.at a higher sugar
concentration at a given temperature in the freezing range.
Thus the heat capacity is dependent on sugar concentration.
This was not found to be so for foods. however: generally
a decrease in the specific heat accompanied those foods
lower in water content. Their results exhibited a rela-
tionship in the partially frozen region.between the amount
of water frozen at a particular temperature and the specific
heat. They also found that the thermal capacity of a food
in the partly frozen region is a function of temperature
(Bartlett. 19h“). The data obtained did not strictly follow
Siebel's rule as some food tested varied widely in moisture
content yet had similar specific heat values (Short g§_gl..
1902. 19h“).
Continuation of this study by Staph (l9u9) and Short
gtwgl. (1951) further substantiated the relationship pre-
viously discussed between the water content and specific
and latent heats. Their work increased the number of foods
for which the apparent specific heats had been investigated.
The research was expanded to encompass the influence or
relationship between the heat capacity of foods and their
fat. water soluble solids. and water contents. (An adiabatic
calorimeter replaced the calorimeter previously utilized
by the Texas research team.
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A food sample was placed in a container which was
immersed in kerosene within the calorimeter vessel. both
containers were nickel plated copper. The kerosene was in
direct contact with the food and continuously circulated by
a stirrer. The calorimeter vessel was sealed and itself
submerged in a kerosene bath contained within an evaporator
system. Both kerosene baths were electrically heated with
the outer bath being refrigerated by Freon 12. The entire
system was enclosed in an insulated box. The system tempera-
ture was allowed to equalize. The inner calorimeter was
heated electrically until the sample and calorimeter had
risen in temperature 3 to h degrees. while the outer bath
was maintained constant at the previous equilibrium tempera-
ture. The temperature varied throughout the inner kerosene
bath at low temperatures as heat was being transferred to
both the food sample and outer kerosene bath. The procedure
was changed for the work done by Short and Staph in 1951.
The innovation included heating the kerosene outer bath
electrically as the sample was heated in order to keep the
calorimeter and outer bath as near as possible to the same
temperature during the test. A difference in the measured
apparent specific heat values was found for the two methods.
The second procedure described resulted in greater agreement
with the previous data.
Kerosene was used as the heat exchange medium because
of the low temperature desired. The use of kerosene within
the calorimeter vessel increased heat transfer throughout
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the sample. Kerosene did. however. limit application of the
apparatus. Foods and/or samples containing more than 3i fat
could not be measured as the kerosene dissolved the fat. A
thick Jelly resulted which could not be readily stirred: also.
the sample composition would be altered as well as the heat
exchange medium itself.
A frozen sample was added to the cooled system rather
than freezing the sample within the system. Samples frozen
in the calorimeter massed together inhibiting circulation of
the heat exchange medium (kerosene) through the sample.
In order to compute the energy removed (enthalpy) of a
food above -hO°C the sensible heats of water. fats. soluble
solids and insoluble solids. and the latent heats of transi-
tion for water and fats must be considered. Thus the amount
of liquid fat and water must be known. Rats were regarded
solidified below 32°? (690) and only the sensible heat needed
to be included in the foods' freezing range. Above 32°F the
latent heat of the fat was treated as a separate phase
change. By treating the soluble solids and insoluble solids
as total solids content. the mathematical calculations can
be reduced. The equation to compute the enthalpy change (ht)
between -J+O°P (4‘00 0) and 32"? (Doc) (below the solidifica-
tion of fat) would be:
ht '3 (dope + btcpf + atcp1)(t 4' “00) "
eucpi (t _ tx) + Eugnz (t - tx) + sunif (22)
where:
at a total water content. fraction by weight
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an I unfrozen water content. fraction by weight
bt I total fat content. fraction by weight
d I solids content. fraction by weight
°pi I specific heat of ice (varied from O.h3 at
40° F to 0.505 at 32°F)
Opf I specific heat of solidified fat (0.3u)
cps I specific heat of solids (0.2h)
Opu" specific heat of water
h1f I latent heat of fusion for water (lhh BTU/1b)
t I final temperature
t; I temperature at which all water is frozen.
(Short 35 51,. 1951).
The calculated and experimental enthalpy measurements were
in very close agreement as shown by the apparent specific
heats determined from these values when plotted for compari-
son.
Included in the scope of their project was demonstrab
ting the relationship between the enthalpy of a food and
the sum of the sensible heats from fats. water. soluble
solids. and insoluble solids: and the latent heat of transi-
tion for water and fats. They found that fats present in a
food generally caused the apparent specific heat to increase
more rapidly as the thawing range was approached: although no
similar trend could be established from the data above freel-
ing. It was later stated by Uoolrich (1966) that the fat
content has the greatest effect below about 0"? (-l7.8°c)
and that large amounts of fat reduce the apparent specific
heat value.
a?
F. Riedel's Drop Calorimeter for Determining Food Enthalpies
Riedel (1951) worked to determine whether or not a
direct relationship could exist between some easily measura-
ble and readily available food property for computing the
apparent specific heat and/or enthalpy of a food through a
given temperature range. He realized that such relation-
ships would apply only generally to a specific group of foods.
Riedel studied fruits and vegetables as his previous research
in 1999 found the dry substance content of any Juice (solu-
ble solids) could be easily determined by measuring its
refractive index. Also. the freezing temperatures taken of
several Juices when plotted showed a curve that was a func-
tion of the dry substance's content. Emphasis was then
placed on the soluble solids in solution and their effect
within the freezing range. The equations derived by Biedel
from his calorimetric results will be discussed in detail
under the section ”Selected Literature Values and Calcula-
tions.” His equations were used for comparison with the
experimental results of this research.
To collect the experimental values. Riedel used a drop
calorimeter technique with the heat quantities being measured
by the method of mixtures. The apparatus (Figure 9) was non
adiabatic. Thermal leakage was minimized by a large iron
block which did not appreciably change in temperature during
the test period. A three to five gram sample was placed in
a conical copper vessel held in direct contact within a
copper cylinder by means of a stretch thread. The sample
and vessel were cooled to the desired temperature using
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Drop calorimeter (Biedel. 1951)
Figure 9.
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liquid air within a thermostatic device. When the food sample
had reached the desired temperature. about -3o°c. the thermo-
static device was rotated over the calorimeter apparatus.
Delivery of the sample to the calorimeter chamber was accom-
plished by aligning a glass tube within the thermostat unit
with a similar glass tube leading to the calorimeter. The
stretch thread was cut by a blade within the thermostat cham-
ber and the sample container released to fall into the calo-
rimeter.
The calorimeter consisted of a copper block (C) with a
bore corresponding to the conical sample container (D).
Figure 9. This was surrounded by a large iron block (A)
which. in turn. was enclosed in a dewar vessel and a wooden
box surrounded the entire apparatus. The temperature of the
copper block was measured periodically until the temperature
was constant and the sample and calorimeter were in equilibrium.
The heat energy absorbed by the sample would be calculated by
an equation similar to equation 1.
Riedel (1951). in comparing calculated with calorimet-
rically determined values. stated. "the calculation method as
described proved to be universally applicable” (for fruits
and vegetables). His results were not compared to the works
of those previously discussed as they characterized their
values based on the water content and did not provide infor-
mation as to the Juice soluble solids content of the fruits
and vegetables studied.
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G. Adiabatic Calorimetry
Riedel's more recent work has been greatly facilitated
by his development of an adiabatic calorimeter suitable for
the investigation of the heat content of food materials and
other items which are of importance in food technology.
The apparatus. Figurelo. consisted of a small copper calo-
rimeter (A) which contained about a 7 gram sample. A thin
walled adiabatic shield (B) surrounded the calorimeter
vessel. The shield was electrically heated and automatically
regulated to the temperature of the calorimeter. Heat
transfer with the surroundings was greatly reduced by con-
trollng the shield to the same temperature as the calorimeter.
Temperature was maintained to t .01°C between the calorimeter
and adiabatic shield during the experiment. Surrounding the
adiabatic shield was a brass. double walled container (C)
which. in turn. was enclosed by a dewar vessel. Between
these last two partitions was a dry ice-alcohol mixture.
melting ice. or some such coolant that would be within the
temperature range studied. The temperature bath reduced the
temperature differential between the adiabatic shield and
external surroundings. An additional vessel (D) partitioned
the brass container and adiabatic shield restricting heat
transfer between the shield and the enclosed liquid bath
(Riedel. 1955. 1956).
The heat energy absorbed by the food sample was
directly proportional to the electrical energy constantly
supplied in raising its temperature during a recorded time
51
c: c: an 1>
Figure 10. .Adiabatic calorimeter used by Biedel (1955) for
determining enthalpy and other thermalmetric
characteristics of foods.
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period. The measured heat quantities when plotted against
the temperature change during warming would provide a
direct measure of the enthalpy change for that temperature
range. The measured enthalpy value during a one degree
temperature increase was equal to the apparent specific
heat of the sample (Riedel. 1956). The heat input of
1.5 calories per minute was sufficiently slow for such
measurement as to completely melt solidified fat from
-50°C in 6 to 8 hours. An accuracy of 1% for the research
using the calorimeter was claimed (Riedal. 1955). Calcu-
lation of the measured results was as follows:
q - 0.239123“ - (me + L)dT (23)
where:
q I input heat energy absorbed by the system
i I amps through heating element
R I ohms. as resistance of the heating element
t I time is seconds
m I mass of food sample
c I apparent specific heat of the food
L I heat capacity of the calorimeter
rAT I degrees in temperature range.
The amount of ice melted in warming from -hd’c (point
at which all free water was frozen) to a desired temperature
can be determined from the enthalpy versus temperature plot.
This relationship at -uo°c being linear was extrapolated to
the desired temperature (T) providing the difference in
enthalpy between the desired temperature and the enthalpy
53
value at 410°C. which was divided by the latent heat of
fusion for ice at T. The value was then considered the
amount of ice melted between the two temperatures. The
difference between all ice being melted at 0°C (total water
content) and the amount of ice melted at the desired tempera-
ture identified the quantity of ice remaining. The amount
of ice frozen at a particular temperature was related
directly to the total water content. Further observations
of this relationship were evidenced by varying the water
content of a particular food and plotting the specific
enthalpy values against their temperature. A moisture con-
tent was reached at which no ice formation occurred in the
freezing zone. this value was equated to the amount of bound
water in the sample (Riedel. 1957). The fraction of water
not frozen per gram of dry substance was plotted as a function
of the total water content per gram of dry substance giving
the value for the amount of bound water which did not
freeze per gram of dry substance below -hO‘C.
Riedel published a series of articles between 1955 and
l96h in which the adiabatic calorimeter Just discussed was
used. In his observations of the enthalpy values for 27
fats and oils (1955) it was found that each exhibited a
characteristic curve plot when apparent specific heat was
plotted against temperature. A lipid substance could not
be characterized by this method. A model mixture of two
different lipid substances revealed the ratio of apparent
specific heat to temperature was dependent on the prOportions
of the mixture. but that the values could not be predicted
5“
from the sum of the lipid components and their specific
heats. It was also indicated that at -5o°c the specific
heat of fats and oils was about .35 cal/gm/°C and sharply
increased near the melting point and immediately dropped
to about .h8 cal/gm/‘C. The enthalpy values between -50°C
(0 enthalpy) and 55°C in one degree increments. and percen-
tage of the lipids solidified at particular temperatures is
excellently provided in tabular form for the 2? liquid types
(Riedel. 1955).
More work by Riedel (1956) on sea fish (haddock. cod
and pore” noted that some water remained unfrozen below
-60°C. Drying the samples to different water contents and
measuring the enthalpy values indicated that all free water
was frozen out at -ho°c with 0.39 Kg per Kg dry solids
content remaining unfrozen. The enthalpy and apparent
specific heat values were comparable between the different
fish samples below -2‘C even though they had varying water
contents. Above freezing. the variation between samples.
as an effect of the water content. was more pronounced.
.Appropriate tables were provided for the amount of ice
formed and enthalpy values between -h0°C and 26°C (Beidel.
1956).
Extending the 1957 study to meats. Reidel found that
a certain amount of water. as with fish. did not freeze at
extremely low temperatures (-65°C). In meats. about 0.35 Kg
of unfrozen water per Kg of dry substance. or 0.“ Kg of
water per Kg of protein. or the equivalent of two molecules of
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water for each amino acid was detected as remaining unfrozen
(bound water) (Riedel. 1957a). water would not freeze out
from a sample which had the water content reduced to below
201 (calculated on a dried basis). Freezing began.at-l’C
and at -2°C about 50% of the water was frozen: at -30°C
practically all water was frozen in the meat samples. The
enthalpy values for beef. veal. chicken and venison were
studied between -6o°c and 20°C and found to be similar. An
enthalpy diagram was developed as a function of total water
content usable for all the mentioned meats.
Subsequent research by Riedel was done with egg white
and yolk (1957b) and white bread and flour products (1959).
The effects of physical stress on the amount of protein
denaturation was observed. as related to the changes in
bound water or amount of water unfrozen at -hO°C (Riedel.
l96h). The enthalpy values for egg white were not noticeably
changed by freezing. heating. drying and rehydration. or
pulverizing. This indicated that the enthalpy value was not
dependent on previous physical stress encountered. such as
freezing during calorimetric experimentation. The effect
of freezing on the bound water was less than 0.1 Kcal/Kg or
not measurable by the instrument. The freezing of beef had
no detectable denaturing effect on the protein. Pulverizing.
drying and remoistening. and heating do effect the enthalpy
values for beef but the change is so small that no generality
or conclusion was made (Riedel. 1964).
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H. gnlorimeter Designed to Measure the Heat Removed During
the Freezing Process
Experiments by Mannheim.nn,nl. (1955) were to determine
the reason for observed discrepancies found in commercial
operations utilizing the published methods for calculating
refrigeration enthalpy requirements and those actually
attained in practice. Most previous investigations concerning
the apparent specific heats and enthalpy values for foods
were done by freezing the sample and measuring the heat energy
required in thawing the food sample. Mannheim 23,21. designed
their equipment to also measure the energy removed from the
sample during the freezing process. The energy requirement
for freezing and thawing was expected to be the same: however.
measurements were made for verification and elimination of
this as a possible source of discrepancy between the calculated
and industrially observed values.
The calorimeter in this study was a 2h liter dewar
vessel and the type of calorimetric measurement was the ther-
mometric methods of mixtures. The heat exchange medium was
an aqueous solution containing 60% ethylene glycol. refrigera-
ted to -35°C. The cooled solution was added to the dewar
calorimeter and the system allowed to equilibrate h hours.
As the apparatus was of sufficient size whole intact food
samples were studied. Temperature of the sample was deter-
mined before it was placed into the dewar. The temperature
of the sample and glycol solutions were measured by thermo-
couples. Temperatures were periodically recorded until an
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equilibrium temperature was established. The solution was
stirred by a constant speed mixer which maintained a uniform
temperature of 0.0 5°c throughout the heat exchange medium.
Knowing the specific heat of the ethylene glycol solution
and the amount of temperature change. the quantity of heat
energy absorbed by the glycol in freezing the sample was
determined. The reverse of this procedure permitted thawing
enthalpy measurements to be made. A correction for the heat
loss or gain by the calorimeter was determined by previously
established heat transfer rates. No correction was described
for the polyethylene bags used to contain the food samples.
Nor was consideration given to the possible change in the
specific heat of the ethylene glycol solution accompanying
changes in temperature.
Their work gave evidence that there was no difference
between the thermal effect of freezing and thawing. as the
two calorimetric values were essentially the same. Their
data agreed with the calculated values. The method of calcu-
lation for determining enthalpy values was taken from the
Refrigeration Data Book of 1950: although not specified it
is assumed that Siebel's equation was used.
I Possible explanations which were provided for the dif-
ference between calculated enthalpy values and the actual
commercially observed or practical values are: l) allowance
must be made for the unfrozen portion at the holding tempera-
ture desired. All water is not frozen until - no“? (-h0°C)
or lower which would be considerably lower than conventional
storage temperatures. Thus. if all water were calculated as
mini
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frozen.higher value would result than was required. 2) The
exact water content of the food to be frozen must be known.
Tabular values provide averaged results which do not apply
to variations in growing conditions. maturity or variety.
If a higher tabular value were used in calculating the
enthalpy requirements for a food: the actual moisture con-
tent being 1ess. a significant error in the calculated value
'will exist. 3) Finally. if a lower temperature were calcu-
lated than was actually achieved. the calculated requirements
would be greater than those obtained (Mannheim.g§,nl.. 1955).
I. anognnic Calorimetnz
Subsequent research by Holine‘gn’nl. (1961) in deter-
mining the apparent specific heats of foods by the sum effect
of their components was conducted at cryogenic temperatures
using liquid nitrogen as a coolant. The calorimeter used
was a conduction type and the heat quantity measurement was
by differential rates of heat transfer referred to as thermal
leakage. The apparatus consisted of a block of polystyrene
foam in which a hole was bored to fit an aluminum calorimeter
vessel. The sample was placed in the aluminum container.
cooled by liquid nitrogen to about -l95°C. and placed in the
polystyrene block. A polystyrene plug sealed the top of
the vessel. The rate of heat transfer to the calorimeter
cell was measured.
The heat transfer rate was determined for the polystye
rene insulator by cooling a copper slug of known specific
heat.
box a
59
heat. The slug was permitted to warm inside the insulator
box and its temperature recorded as a function of time. The
thermal leakage was:
A1?
‘1 " “r2? ‘2'”
where:
q I heat leakage. cal/min
m I weight of the copper slug
01) I specific heat of the copper
{61% I the slope of the warming curve of temperature
versus time.
After the heat leak was established. the specific heat of
an unknown material could be determined as the thermal
leakage rate into the cell will be the same for the sample
and the copper at any given temperature (Moline. 22.229: 1961).
In determining the apparent specific heat of a food sample.
the following calculations were made:
calorimeter plus sample
0p ‘ —lA7 (25)
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q I heat leakage previously determined
cp I specific heat or heat capacity of the sample
and calorimeter
m I weight of sample and calorimeter
AT I temperature change in degrees C
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where:
cp' I the apparent specific heat of the food sample
m' I the weight of the food sample
cp I specific heat of the sample and calorimeter
m I weight of sample and calorimeter
C I the heat capacity of the aluminum vessel
(mop).
Through plotting the warming curve for a particular sample
as temperature versus time: the specific heat could be cal-
culated at a particular temperature by determining the slope
of the curve at that temperature. This is particularly
helpful when the curve plot is not linear as would occur
where phase transitions take place.
Moline Efimfilo first established the specific heat
values for ice. gelatin and beef fat at -ho°to -l60°C. A
model system was prepared from gelatin (protein). beef fat
and water in proportion to simulate the composition of beef.
The mixture was homogenized. The experimental apparent
specific heat values Obtained for the model system were
considerably higher than those calculated from the sum of
the components weighed percentage multiplied by the pre-
viously determined specific heat values. A similar dif-
ference was found between the experimental values for the
actual beef samples and the calculated values. The results
showed that the error in the computed fat. gelatin and
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water. between -h0°C and -l60°C would be h.h% average error
and 10.5% maximum error after a correction factor of 1.10
was applied.
In summary. foods at -h0°F have a low apparent speci-
fic heat of about .1: to .5 cal/gm/°C. As the temperature
increases toward the initial freezing point the apparent
specific heat increases nearly logarithmically to a large
value. When the freezing point is reached. the apparent
specific heat immediately drops and levels out near .8 or
.9 cal/gm/°C. This does not occur in pure water (Short 22
31.. 1992). In foods as water begins to freeze. the solutes
become more concentrated and the freezing point of the
remaining water is depressed. This continues until all
available water is frozen (Woolrich. 1933). Pure water will
continue to freeze at a constant temperature until all water
is frozen. It is this continued depression of the freezing
point in which food and pure water differ in their response
to freezing temperatures. Food has a freezing range.
Generally when a freezing point is referred to. it is in
actuality the initial freezing temperature or apparent
freezing point.
The simple mixture rule by Siebel for predicting
enthalpy values does not apply within the freezing zone.
Siebel's equation is workable at low temperatures near -ho°F
as most of the water is frozen. The error in using the
equation at low temperatures is less than 8%. The calcula-
tion is more reliable at temperatures above h0°F (u.u°c). in
which case only about 3% variation exists between
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calorimetrically measured enthalpy values and values calcu-
lated by Siebel's rule (Staph.gn_nl.. 1951).
The food system can.be considered to consist of two
principal components: the dry solid matter and liquid water
portions. During thawing of a food. sensible heat is
absorbed by the solids. ice. and unfrozen water. Latent
heat is absorbed in the phase transition of ice to water.
Heat added will be distributed among the food components
causing some phase transition to occur in the thawing zone.
At the same time an increase in temperature will be recorded
as sensible heat of the components. The energy added near
the initial freezing point would not produce a proportional
change in temperature. some energy is absorbed as latent heat
of transition. This explains the large apparent specific
heat values found near the initial freezing point. The
calorimetric values obtained evidenced the apparent specific
heat within the freezing region was a function of temperature
(Short g§_nl,. 19h2). It was found that the enthalpy value
for a food could be predicted by considering the effect of
the constituents present. Close agreement was found between
calculated and experimentally obtained values when the amount
of water frozen. liquid water. solidified lipids. liquid
lipids. soluble solids. and insoluble solids were calculated
using their weighted percentages and appropriate apparent
specific or latent heat values (Bartlett. l9hh: Staph. l9h9:
Riedel. 1951).
The apparent specific heat value of a food was found
by Biedel to be a function of the water content. The effect
63
was greatest above the freezing region. Egg whites varying
by 10% moisture content had similar apparent specific heat
values below freezing but a significant difference was
observed above the initial freezing point. In general. an
increase in water content produces an increase in the
apparent specific heat values above the freezing region.
Also. as soluble solids increase accompanying a decrease in
total water content. the apparent specific heat decreases.
In the freezing region the apparent specific heat value was
a function of temperature and independent of the initial
solute concentration (Riedel. 1951 and Short g§_nl.. 1902).
The enthalpy values were similar for general food classes
that varied as much as 10% in water content. This can be
explained by the fact that the greatest amount of water
freezes out near the initial freezing point. The large
change in enthalpy due to the latent heat of fusion is
difficult to measure separately from the sensible heat.
This characteristic is more recognizable at low temperatures
where most of the ice is formed and energy added or removed
is mainly sensible heat. The presence of lipids decreased
the apparent specific heat in the freezing region. Foods
containing large amounts of fat substances exhibited two
separate enthalpy temperature curves one being the solidi-
fication of lipids and the other the latent heat of fusion
for ice (Riedel. 1957b). ”The thermal characteristics of
all foodstuffs seem to follow the same general pattern
regardless of the chemical properties or their amounts.
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The percentage of each of these constituents does. however.
determine the relative values of the thermal characteristics“
(Hoolrich. 1966).
EXPERIMENTIL
A-W
The calorimeter consisted of a stainless steel vacuum
dewar flask (model E-3. Hofman Division. Minnesota valley
Engineering Inc.. New Prague. Minnesota). The calorimeter
dewar had an internal diameter of 6 inches and an inside
depth of 20 inches with a capacity of 10.8 liters. A
vacuum of 10-5mm of Hg or less insulated the dewar. Liquid
nitrogen was used as the heat exchange medium in the
calorimeter. The calorimeter containing liquid nitrogen was
placed on a Shadowgraph balance (model 0212. Exact Weight
Scale So.. Columbus. Ohio) having a 22 pound or 10 kilogram
capacity and sensitivity of t0.75 grams. The scale had a
50 gram over-under range divided in 2 gram increments
(Figure 11).
B. Sample-Treatment and Prennration
Water samples were prepared from distilled-deionized
water. Distilled water was demineralized using a Barnstead
demineralizer standard cartridge (model BD-l. Barnstead
Still and Sterilizer Co.. Boston. Massachusetts). A durable
heat scalable triple laminate pouch of mylar-saran-poly-
ethylene was used as a container for the water samples (IKD
Super Allévak #13 pouch: International Kenfield Distributing
Co.. Chicago. Illinois). Water samples weighed in the range
65
66
Figure 11. The calorimeter dewar and the measuring instru-
ments.
67
of 231.0 to 79.29 grams and were contained within 1.03 to 0.98
grams of the triple laminate pouch with most samples weighing
about 200 grams in a 1.0 gram pouch.
Russet Burbank variety potato samples used in this study
were obtained from the Montcalm County Experiment Station
Farm through the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences of
Michigan State university. The potatoes were harvested on
September 25. 1969 and stored immediately at 05°F at the
Experimental Station Farm and brought to the Food Science
Department. October 10. 1969. The samples were stored at 05°F
and 70% to 80% relative humidity (Lutz 2£.21- 1968). The
potatoes were under these conditions until time of use. March
2 through March 29. 1970.
C. Total Solids Determination
From each experimental group held under different tempera-
ture controls and/or different days of experimentation. two
potato samples. believed to be representative. were analyzed
for moisture content in triplicate. Each sample of about 20
grams was quickly cut into a tared moisture dish and weighed.
The triplicate samples were transverse sections about 1/8
inch thick cut from each end and the midpoint of the unpeeled
potato. The large sample slices were out into smaller frac-
tions within the same moisture dish. The sample was frozen to
-10°F and freeze dried at l50,u.without adding heat for 20
hours in a Stokes Freeze Dryer to a moisture content of
approximately 6% (model 2003F-2. Stokes Instrument Co..
Philadelphia. Pennsylvania). The freeze dried samples were
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allowed to equilibrate 6 hours at ambient conditions and
reweighed. The sample was ground with mortar and pestle.
transferred back to the moisture dish. and reweighed. Mois-
ture analysis was continued using the vacuum oven method
(ACAC. 1965). The samples were dried at 70°C and 26-28 inches
of mercury for 12 to 1h hours (model 52h. Freas Precision Co..
Chicago. Illinois). Dry air passing through 328 u was admit-
ted to the oven at a rate of Z-h bubbles per second.
D. Soluble Solids and pH Analyses
Remaining portions of the potato sample used in the
moisture determination were macerated in a Waring Blendor
for 3 minutes and filtered through a milk filter disc
(Kleentest Products. Milwaukee. Nisconsin). The pH was
immediately determined on the filtrate by a Corning expanded
scale pH meter (model 10. Corning Scientific Instruments.
Medfield. Massachusetts). Next. the filtrate soluble solids
were recorded using an.ABBE-56 refractometer (model 53-h5-56.
Bausch and Lomb Optical Co.. Rochester. New York). and all
readings were corrected to 20°C.
E. Temperature Measurement and Control
Sample temperature was measured using polyvinyl insulated
20 gauge-duplex copper-constantan thermocouple wire (Indus-
trial Instrument Supply and Mfg. Co.. Detroit. Michigan).
Copper-constantan thermocouple wire has a standard error limit
or t 0.8°C for the temperature range -59°C to 93°C (Caldwell.
1969). A temperature potentiometer (model 8692-2. Leeds and
Northrup. New York) was used. having a limit of error t 0.2%
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of the range span -3uo°p (-206.67°c) to 230°? (210°C) or
11.1“ (to.63°c).
A precise and/or given temperature without variation was
not and could not be easily obtained with the conventional
refrigeration systems used. A refrigeration system which
could be adjusted and maintained continuously at a given
temperature without any variation would have been desirable
as replicates could have more easily been determined. However.
this was not attainable and would not be easily accomplished
in industry where commercial refrigeration systems are used.
Being unable to readily reproduce a given temperature provided
a practical situation under which the method would similarly
be used if accepted as an industrial tool.
Because a constant temperature could not repeatedly be
used. a large number of water samples were used in the experi-
ments in order to provide replications. The working tempera-
tures selected were 21.67°C. room temperatures 7.22°C. walk-in
refrigerators 2.78°C. refrigerators -lh.hh°C. freezer: and
-l6.ll°C. walk-in freezer. All samples on which determinations
were made were within a restricted range near these tempera-
tures (range is dependant upon the source of refrigeration).
The principle reason for the use of these temperatures
was their availability. However. the temperatures were
representative of the temperature ranges to which many foods.
at one time or another. are subjected either in processing
and/or storage. Another influence in using the above tempera-
tures was the test could not be conducted in the freezer or
refrigerator (Puffer-Hubbard. Grand Haven. Michigan). The
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refrigerator and freezer samples required transfer of the
sample from the lower temperature through the ambient room
temperature to the apparatus. thus exposing the sample to an
environment different from the test conditions. Samples
determined at room temperature or while in the walk-in
freezer or refrigerator (Chrysler a Koppin. Detroit. Mich.)
were at all times held at the same test conditions. A com-
parison was then made possible as to the effect of transfer-
ring the sample versus those samples determined in the tempera-
ture controlled environment.
F. Procedure
The experimental procedure involves measurement of the
amount of liquid nitrogen vaporized in removing the heat from
a sample at a known temperature to -195.803°c (boiling point
of liquid nitrogen at l atmos.) and bringing the sample to
equilibrium.with the calorimeter. Theoretically the quantity
of heat removed from the sample is proportional to the amount
of liquid nitrogen vaporized.
The prepared samples were placed at the desired tempera-
ture and permitted to equilibrate 18 hours. The refrigerator
and freezer samples had to be weighed after the 18 hour period
as weight loss occurred during the time period due to evapora-
tion. The temperature of each sample was determined when
removed from the refrigerator or freezer. weighed. and replaced.
The temperature was periodically checked to determine when the
samples had returned to the original temperature prior to
weighing. Return to the initial temperature required about
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one hours an additional hour was allotted to ensure the
samples had stabilized at the holding temperature.
Those samples tested at room temperature. 21.7°c (71° F):
walk-in refrigerator. 7.2°C (05°F): and walk-in freezer.
~16°C (3°F) were weighed Just before each sample immersion.
The apparatus and other instruments were placed in the walk-in
areas at the time of sample placement. In both instances. the
samples were weighed on a top loading Mettler balance having
a magnetic damper which would not be greatly affected by tem-
perature (model P1200. Mettler Instrument Corp.. Princeton.
New Jersey).
The calorimeter dewar was filled to approximately 3/4
capacity with liquid nitrogen and allowed to come to equilib-
rium at a uniform heat leak on the Shadowgraph balance
(observed as a sharp reduction in boiling rate). Initial
weight loss measurements were made by taking consecutive time
measurements. using a stop watch having a return to zero
button. between 2 gram interval-weight losses and recorded as
grams nitrogen per second loss. This value was designated as
initial heat leak of the calorimeter. The weight of the
calorimeter dewar with nitrogen was recorded upon determina-
tion of heat leak and a timer started to record the test
duration time.
Immediately after the sample's temperature was measured.
it was introduced into the calorimeter. which had the liquid
level low enough to prevent liquid nitrogen from boiling over
the top of the dewar. Heat loss from the sample produced
vigorous boiling of the liquid nitrogen which subsided in
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about u minutes. the time being dependent principally on the
sample size: then the rate of liquid nitrogen loss receded
until it neared the initial heat leak rate.
The heat leak was again determined. The point at which
consecutive timed readings for the 2 gram weight loss did
not vary more than 5 seconds was designated the final heat
leak rate and termination of the experiment. Simultaneously.
the final weight of the calorimeter. liquid nitrogen. and
sample was recorded and the duration time clock stopped. The
initial and final heat leak rates were averaged with the mean
value being designated the thermal leakage for the experi-
mental time span.
The amount of time between 2 gram intervals was greater
than 1 minute which was ample time for resetting the duration
time clock to zero. making the temperature measurement of the
next sample. recording the initial calorimeter weight for the
following sample (as final calorimeter weight previous sample
minus 2 grams). and obtaining an additional rate time reading
for the heat leak. By this procedure consecutive samples
were run without loss of time utilizing the final heat leak
and weight as the initial measurements for the following
sample. Samples were left in the calorimeter dewar and
samples were added as long as total immersion of a sample
below the liquid nitrogen level was possible. The approximate
duration time was 20 minutes or 3 samples were run per hour.
Two timing devices were required. A clock is needed to
measure the total time lapse for the experiment which includes
establishing the heat leak rates. A stop watch was used for
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determining the initial and final heat leak rates in seconds.
G. Selected Literature Values eee Calculations
(1) Selected values for Lieuid Nitrogen
The normal boiling point (n.b.p.) and heat of vapori-
zation values at n.b.l>. for liquid nitrogen selected to be
used in this work were 77.30%: (-195.803°c) and 1330.8
cal/gm mole (07.6002 cal/gm). respectively. These values
were from the work of Ziegler and Mullins (1963) who made a
literature survey and selected the best experimental values
that were available. They averaged the values from which
evolved a value they termed ”selected value.”
(2) Method of Calculatieg Exeerimental Enthalpz
The gross amount of liquid nitrogen vaporized was found
by subtracting the final weight of the system from the initial
weight of the dewar and liquid nitrogen plus the sample
weuymt. The final weighing was taken after vigorous boiling
had subsided from the immersed sample and the system was
equalized. Once the amount of nitrogen vaporized by the
test sample had been measured. it was possible to determine
the enthalpy change of the sample itself. using:
Ah I: [(LIN x k)(/’liquid//’liquid -/‘vapor) «-
(t x r x k)(/’liquid//°liquid -/°vaporfl 1/m (27)
where:
Ah - heat evolved from the samples as cal/gm going
from temperature T to reference temperature
-l95.803°C measured as cal/gm
LIN - mass of liquid nitrogen vaporized. grams
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nitrogen
t a test duration time in seconds
R = heat leak average of the determined
initial and final rates. gm/sec
filiquid = corrects for the vapor formed that does
Pfiquid - pvapor
not leave the dewar. occupying the
space left by the vaporized nitrogen
m a test sample mass in grams.
use of the factor fliquidfifiliquid -7fivapor does not take into
account the sample volume or density. This factor permitted
closer correlation of the experimental with calculated values.
(2) Correction Factgge
The factor,filiquidfiflliquid -/°vapor corrected for the
amount of nitrogen vaporized that remained in the dewar vessel
occupying the space vacated by the vaporized liquid nitrogen.
The correction.Fliquidflaliquid -.Pvapor./0being density. was
based on the relative densities of the liquid and the vapor of
the liquid nitrogen at the temperature existing in the dewar
(Falk. 1959 and Vance e§_el.. 1962). Strobridge (1962). using
mathematical expressions derived from the literature. computed an
extensive table for internal energy. enthalpy. entropy. and
specific volume of nitrogen. The density of the nitrogen vapor
was taken as the reciprocal of the specific volume at tempera-
ture T. Determination of the vapor temperature was accomplished
using a multi-riter recorder (Texas Instruments Inc.. Houston.
Texas).
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An additional correction for water samples above free-
zing was required. Nitrogen vaporized by the pouching materi-
al or energy evolved from the pouch was subtracted from the
gross amount of nitrogen vaporized. As specific heat values
for the pouch were not available for the low temperatures en-
countered: the average specific heat from 25°C to -l95.803°C
was experimentally determined. The average specific heat of the
pouch material was found to be 0.20 cal/gm/°C. This value was
determined using the calorimetric procedure described. Addi-
tion of a lead weight was required to submerge the pouching ma-
terial in the liquid nitrogen. Once the average specific heat
of the pouch had been determined. the bag correction was calcu-
lated by op x m x AT.
(0) Thermal Properties of Water used to Evaluate the Experi-
mental Systems
A measurement was required to determine the accuracy of
the calorimetric method. It was decided to use the usual com-
parison between experimentally measured enthalpies and the cal-
culated enthalpies derived from the best specific heat data
given in the literature for water and/or ice. A literature
search was made to find reliable specific heat values for water
and ice. The low temperatures to which the ice was subjected
{-195.80390. liquid nitrogen) caused the author to desire a
more recent reference than provided by either Hodgman 22.219
(1959) or Washburn (1926). Johnson (1960) made an extensive
literature survey to select and present in tabular form the ”best
values" for the specific heats of ice. Whenever possible. the
values selected by Johnson were used in preference to those
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presented by Hodgman.and washburn. A summary of the specific
heat values for ice used in this study from the three mentioned
sources is provided in Table 2.
TABLE 2
Literature Summary of Specific Heat Values for Ice
Op cp cP
-250.00 .0309 b -100.00 .3322 b -23.70 .0599 c*
.0 61 c e3290 c -20e80 0%68 O
~203.15 .l 9 a -93.15 .3018 a -20.00 .0637 b*
-200.00 .1561 b -80.00 .3681 b -10.80 .0782 c
01620 G -73e15 a 752 8 -1’4'060 0&779 0*
-193015 01711 .. -60.00 a 015 b -13e15 01‘80“ ‘
-183015 e191” Q s 920 0 -11000 029861 3
“180000 01990 O -53a15 e 111 B “8010 01-0896 0
-160. 00 e 2300 0 -38a 30 a “3176 0* -0. 50 e “‘08“ c
-153.15 .2062 a -30.30 .0011 c -0.30 .0989 c
-150.00 02,462 13.0 -33015 .0006 a -3a15 0,4971 3*
-100.00 .2620 c -31.80 .0050 c -2.60 .5003 c
-133.15 .2772 a -30.60 .0088 c -2.20 .5002 0
-113.15 .3083 a -20.50 .0605 c 0.00 .5019 a
Rf. a
Johnson. V. J. 1960. WADD Tech Rept. 60-56. Natl.
Bur Standards.
bweenburn. E. w. 1926.
Natl. Research Council.
°Hodgman. C. D. et el. 1959. ”Handbook of Chemistry
and Physics”. Chemical Rubber Co.
“International Critical Tables”
*Specific heat values that are out of sequence.
Johnson also prepared a graphical presentation of the
specific heat values for ice. The graph showed that a slight
curvilinear relationship existed between specific heat and
temperature of ice. This indicated that an enthalpy calcu-
lated between two temperatures would not be correct using the
arithmetic mean of specific heat value for the desired
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temperature range. The enthalpies for uneven increments
were calculated between -195.803°c and 0°C.
The sum of the calculated enthalpy changes taken from
-l95.805°C through the desired temperature T. below d’C.
provided the total enthalpy change of that particular range.
Table 3. The specific heat for a given temperature T was
found by interpolating between specific heat values given in
Table 2. All of the experimental measurements for ice were
made from above -20°Cs hence the base enthalpy total would
be 55.9267 cal/gm. The enthalpy change was calculated for a
temperature T (below 0°C) going to -l95.803FC by:
Ah-h+(EP-;—°L.)(T-T') (28)
or 0
Ah - 55.9267 cal/gm + (ELI ~“521.°_£1_/.§_"L2)
[T - (-2o.uo°cfl
where:
n - enthalpy from -195.803°to -2o.uo°c (55.9267 cal/gm)
cp - interpolated specific heat from Table 2 for the
desired temperature T
T I temperature of the experimental sample. below 0°C
cp' - specific heat of ice at -20.00°C or specific heat
value below the interpolated sample's specific heat
value (.0652 cal/gm/OC)
T' - temperature coinciding with op' 620.00OC).
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TABLE 3
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Temp °C cp Avg. °P AT cal/gm
-195s 803 0165
-173.15 .2108 .2011 10.00 2.0112
-93.15 .3 18 .3370 6.85 2.3080
- 3015 cull]. s 63 6085 207832
-36.60 .0088 .0019 9.00 0.1538
-20. .0652 .0570 10.20 0.6616
.92 7
—13.15 .0800 .0728 7.25 .0279
-3.15 .0971 .0888 10.00 .8877
0.00* .5019 eu995 3-15 105735
65.81580
‘Specific heat values from Table 2
banthaipy value going from -195.8oj°c to -2o.0o°c
°Enthalpy value going from -l95.803°C to 0°C
*Nater is in solid state.
water samples above UPC were similarly calculated. The
enthalpy change between -l95.803PC and 09C was derived from
the sum of enthalpy increments within the range taken from
Table 3 as 65.8158 cal/gm. As the specific heat for water
was not exactly 1.0 except at 15°C: the specific heat value
for the desired temperature T was interpolated from Table 0
given by Lange (1967).
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TABLE 0
Specific Heat values and Calculated Enthalpy Changes
for water from 21.7°c to 0°C3
Temp cp Avg. c2, ‘AT cal/gm
+21.7 .99828
+15.0 1.00000 .99910 6.67 6.66092
+10.0 1.00180 1.00092 5.00 5.0006
+5.0 1.00077 1.00331 5.00 5.01653
0.0* 1.00870 1.00676 5.00 5.03375
21.71580
aValues tiken from Lange. 1967
*water is in liquid state.
Again the enthalpy change was calculated going from tempera-
ture T (above 0°C) to 0°C by the summation of enthalpy
increments as shown in Table 0. The enthalpy value going
from a temperature above 0°C to -l95.803°was found by:
AhIh+Lh+(fl)—%_EP_:)(T-T9 (29)
where:
h I enthalpy going from -l95.803°to 0°C (65.8158
cal/gm)
Lh I latent heat of fusion for ice (79.71135 cal/gm)
cp I interpolated specific heat from Table 0 for
desired temperature T
T I temperature of the experimental sample at
above 0°C
cp'I specific heat value below the interpolated
sample heat value
T' a temperature coinciding with cp'.
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The value selected for the latent heat of fusion for
water was 1036 cal/mole (79.71135 cal/gm) (Perry. 1963
and Hodgman. 1959). It appears that other commonly used
values were derived from this value. such as: 80 cal/gm.
100 BTU/1b (80 cal/gm x 1.798823 2:3 :3 a 103.9 BTU/1b).
103.0 BTU/1b (79.71135 cal/gm x 1.798823 2:? :3 . 103.30
BTU/lb).
L5) Riedel's Method for Calcuigtinggguit and vegetable
Enthalpy Change
The accuracy of the experimental procedure used in this
study for determining food enthalpies was further shown by
comparing the results obtained for potatoes with the equation
developed by Riedel (Riedel. 1951). Riedel's investiga-
tions are regarded as the most reliable of those available
in the literature. Riedel (1951) showed that a direct rela-
tionship existed between the dry substance content of any
Juice and its apparent specific heat. This was shown by
plotting the apparent specific heat between 0° and 20°C for
different fruit and vegetable Juices against their dry sub-
stance content arriving at a linear relation expressed as:
03 I 1.00 - .5710 (30)
where:
c; I the apparent specific heat for a Juice
x0 I the dry substance content (refractive index
of the Juice).
The enthalpy change Ah of a partially frozen Juice at tem-
perature (T) in warming to 20°C is determined by:
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AhIx1L+ c3 (20°c-T) (31)
where:
x1 I amount of ice present at T.
The latent heat of fusion for ice is a function of tempera-
ture (T) and can be calculated by:
L - 79.82 + .506T - .00187T2. (32)
With x0 being the dry substance content of the unfrozen
Juice. Riedel said put :8 as the dry substance content of
the unfrozen solution at the freezing temperature (T) then:
x0 I (l - x1)x8 or x1 I l - ;§, (33)
The universal curve for Juice prepared by Riedel in 1909
gives x3 as a function of T which can be expressed:
T(°C) - -1028 - 50x33. (30)
giving for the temperature (T) the dry substance content of
the unfrozen fraction for any fruit or vegetable Juice
(Riedel. 1951).
Riedel then introduced the terms x1 and on in equation
31 thus having all terms dependent on xO or the dry solids
content of the Juices:
AhJ a (L + 20 - T) -[L/xa + .5?(20 - 193% (35)
where:
AhJ I enthalpy change of the Juice.
”This equation permits calculation of the quantity of heat
to be removed when cooling any Juice with a known value of
x0 to any freezing temperature T” (Riedel. 1951). For
temperatures above the initial freezing point the x1 and
terms containing L drop out giving:
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Ah: . (1.00 - .57xo)(20 - T). (36)
The insoluble solids must be considered when predicting
the enthalpy for the whole fruit or vegetable. The total
solids content Itot was measured and the insoluble solids
xu then found by Itot - x0. The specific heat of .29 for
the insoluble matter was established from the results of
several tests and considered accurate for any temperature
and any kind of fruit or vegetable (Riedel. 1951). The
enthalpy change of the insoluble matter (xu) was found by:
ohm - .29qut. (37')
The enthalpy change of the whole fruit or vegetable was the
sum of the separately calculated values for the Juice and
insoluble substances:
Ah I (l - xu) hJ + .29quT (38)
where:
.Ah.= enthalpy change of the whole fruit or
vegetable.
The term dry substance content of a Juice rather than
the familiar soluble solids content was so used to call
attention to the fact that Riedel did not express the solu-
ble solids as percent sucrose. Riedel (1909) prepared a
refractive index reference table for fruit and vegetable
Juices based on known concentrations of sucrose and glucose,
the principle sugars present in many fruits and vegetables.
The preparation of the table was prompted by the difficulty
in determining the soluble solids of Juices chemically by
sugar analysis or by evaporation. both being laborious and
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uncertain. In this research the refractive index was found
for the potato samples and the percent soluble solids (dry
substance content) taken from Riedel's tabulated values.
Refer to Table 8 under Results and Discussion.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
A. Selection of Moisture Determination Procedure
Moisture determination methods for fresh vegetables are
not given in the AOAC Methods of Analysis. The analyses for
total solids of fresh and canned fruits (method 20.010) and
for total solids of processed and canned vegetable products
(method 30.003). although not strictly followed. were used.
Sample analysis using either method produces results that
varied among individual potatoes sampled and between the
triplicate determinations of a sample. The 20 gram sample
prepared by cutting the potato in l/0 inch cubes into a tared
moisture dish of 2-1/2 inches diameter produced a lower mois-
ture content than other methods tried. Blending the sample
3 to 5 minutes caused variations probably due to separation
of the solid and liquid portions. The liquid fraction set-
tled to the bottom of the blendor. Stirring the mascerated
sample before taking sample triplicates did not ensure rep-
resentative sampling. A 20 gram sample was too small for the
‘waring blender. .Adding a known sample weight to the blender
plus water prior to masceration followed by water to flush
out all of the sample required more water then desired. The
original weighed sample would have required 3 or 0 moisture
dishes filled nearly full. A Wiley mill was too small for
the 20 gram sample even when out into small pieces. Other
problems posed by the sample slurry were: 1) a weighed
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sample placed immediately in a vacuum oven would foam over
the moisture dish. The moisture dish had a 2-1/2 inch
diameter and 1-3/0 inch height: 2) preliminary drying in the
vacuum oven at 70°F with the release valve open resulted in
gelatinization of the starch forming a hard residue. This
also occurred when using a steam table: 3) as starch gela-
tinizes it is more likely to retain water that would other-
wise be free to vaporize during drying. thus resulting in a
lower apparent moisture value than the true value. As AOAC
30.003 analysis suggested three methods for preliminary
drying. each requiring heat that would affect the starch-
water absorption. the freeze dryer was used to achieve pre-
liminary drying with the least starch gelatinization effect.
Initial freeze drying at 150‘p.to remove the larger water
portion. grinding the partially dried sample. and final
vacuum oven drying at 70°C under 26 to 27 inches of mercury
provided better reproducibility between moisture determina-
tions. These data are presented in Table 5.
TABLE 5
Comparison of Results Obtained with various
Methods of Moisture Analysis
Method %Moisturec Range Avg. Sample
1. vacuum 77.35 78.20 .89 77.81 cut up
oven? 77.71 77.92
2. vacuum 79.02 79.97 2.32 79.36 blended
oven 8001? 77085
3. Freeze dry 78.72 78.00 .39 78.70 blended
u & Vocab 7307 73.83
. Freeze dry 7 .71 7 .7 .37 78.61 cut u . round
& V.O. 78.56 78.39 afterpfrgeze
dryigg
goonditions. 7050. 26 to 28 inch Hg. 12 to 10 hours
freeze dried at 1501p. no heat added. 20 hours. vacuum oven
cdried as above
% moisture values represent an average of 6 replicates or
triplicate determination of 2 potatoes.
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Method number 0 was preferred over number 3 because of
uncertainties in getting a uniform and representative samp-
ling from the blended mixture. Also. method number 0 was
reproducible as found by comparing the range for the 6
samples of the different methods. In method number 0. a
20 gram sample of 1/0 inch potato cubes was tared into a' ‘.
2-1/2 inch diameter moisture dish. Samples removed from the r811?
freeze dryer were equalized at ambient conditions prior to
weighing and grinding so as to reduce possible moisture , .—w
pick-up from the atmosphere during the grinding process. ( gj
Joslyn (1950) remarked about the importance of particle size
for dehydrated carrots and stated that moisture loss was
significantly affected by the sieve size. Samples of smaller
particle size. when vacuum oven dried under the same condi-
tions would lose more water in a given period of time than
larger size particles. Grinding of the freeze dried
potato sample with a mortar and pestle resulted in 95.5% of
the particles passing through a 30 mesh screen with 5.5%
being larger than 30 mesh. Josyln stated that the largest
weight loss takes place within 12 hours during drying fruits
in vacuo at 70°C and that subsequent drying l or 2 hours
longer would not appreciably change the results.
B2 Sample Temperature Control
Several methods were tried and utilized to minimize
sample temperature fluctuations when placed in different
refrigerators. Range restriction provided the best means to
achieve temperature replication in this study. Temperature
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range for a given refrigerator at one thermostat setting was
termed the restricted range.
There were three areas in which experiments were con-
ducted: laboratory. room temperature 22°C (7f’F): walk-in
refrigerator. 7°C (05°F): and walk-in freezer. -16°c (3°F).
Magnitude of the restricted range was influenced by several
U" 131':
variables. Sample temperatures from the refrigerator and
freezer were dependent upon the air circulation cycle. com-
“ '1‘. . inui‘ I '1']
pressor and fan functioning. and opening and closing the door
W.
during removal. Variation in temperature of the walk-in
refrigerator and freezer was caused by the presence of the
researcher. entering and leaving the walk-in. and turning off
the forced air circulation. The temperature in the walk-in
always increased from the initial temperature as the refri-
geration was shut.down during experimentation to reduce the
influence of air currents affecting the reading of the scale
and affect of the rate of nitrogen vaporized. After an in-
crease of 5°F was reached. experimentation was stopped: how-
ever. this did not occur until about 3 hours had elapsed.
Several techniques were used to minimize sample tempera-
ture change. Samples were handled with tongs which had the
tips covered with rubber hose reducing heat transfer from the
handler. Two sets of tongs were kept in the refrigeration
source and were used interchangeably during the experiments.
As previously mentioned. samples in the refrigerator or
freezer had to be weighed prior to experimentation as moisture
evaporated from the sample during the temperature equilibra-
tion time. Samples removed from refrigeration to be weighed
1;. f
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were protected from the scale heat by a tared layer of styro-
foam placed on the balance pan. Also to be certain that all
samples had returned to the temperature recorded prior to
weighing. the control sample containing thermocouples for
monitoring sample temperatures was removed and weighed last.
A styrofoam picnic type cooler was used to hold and minimize
temperature variation due to ambient air entering while
removing the sample. This technique was unsuccessful: however. E
the procedure of alternating experimental samples held at dif- = a
ferent temperatures located in the same area was more satis- 5' L)
factory. The refrigerator and freezer were adJacent to each
other making it possible to set the apparatus in a position
where it was readily accessible to both. In addition. room
temperature samples could be run enabling observations to be
obtained on samples held at three different temperature ranges
during experimentation. Each sample required 20 to 30 minutes
test duration requiring a minimum of one hour to examine a
set of three samples. This permitted the samples time to re-
cover from any temperature fluctuation caused by removing the
previous test sample from that same temperature source.
Transfer of a sample from the refrigerator or freezer
affected the sample temperature as heat energy was absorbed
when the cooler sample contacted warmer air. Also slight
condensation on the sample from the atmosphere would affect
the sample temperature. Placement of the apparatus directly
in front of the refrigerated rooms reduced the sample exposure
time to the ambient. A sample could be transferred in 7 to
9 seconds from the time the refrigerator door was opened until
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the sample was placed in the dewar and the test initiated. The
actual exposure time in the ambient was about 5 seconds.
The walk-in refrigerator and freezer provided additional
reference temperatures and a means to check the effect that
transferring a sample from the refrigerator to the apparatus
had on the sample temperature and experimental results. The
samples and all instruments used were at the same tempera-
ture of the refrigerated room. The primary source of tempera-
ture fluctuation was attributed to researcher's presence in
the walk-in. Familiarity of the method permitted the resear-
cher to leave the walk-in once the sample run was begun and
return when the test was near completion. The Shadowgraph
scale associated with the apparatus had a silicone fluid
filled dashpot which was by-passed or disconnected while in
the walk-ins to prevent the possible adverse influence
temperature might have on the balance precision.
(1) Precautions Against Nippogen Asphyxietion
Precautions were also taken to guard against nitrogen
asphyxiation. According to Sax (1968) the minimum safety
level for oxygen should be set at 13.33%. A thermal conduc-
tivity analyzer (model 7C. Beckman Instruments. Inc.. Palo
Alto. California) was used to indicate oxygen level in the
walk-in during an experimentation period. The oxygen level
dropped to 18% during a 0 hour testing period. However. to
ensure safety at the end of an experimentation the forced
air circulation was turned back on while the door to the
walk-in remained open. To aid in replacing the air balance.
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a fan was placed in the door way to flush in air. The
flushing procedure took about 3 to 5 minutes and did not
significantly increase the walk-in temperature which would
hinder other commodities stored in the room.
(2) Control Temperature Baths
Control temperature baths were unsuccessfully attempted Ire1
to maintain a specific sample temperature. Freon 12 was ' .4
refrigerated by adding dry ice (-109°F). The resulting
temperature bath varied between -90°F and -109°F with a simi- , ~(
lar range when acetone was substituted for Freon 12 (~86°F to ‘ £53 1
-96°F). The method was abandoned because the temperature
could not be closely regulated. being dependent on the amount
of dry ice present. Also. the heat transfer liquid adhered
to the sample surface creating a source of error in the
experiment. as the amount of liquid adhering to each sample
could not be accurately determined.
C, Establishipg Dewar Correction Factor
As the correction factor for the actual amount of liquid
nitrogen vaporized by the sample was a function of the liquid
and vapor densities. temperature of the vapor had to be deter-
mined. This required triplicate tests to be conducted at the
three test areas. vapor temperature was recorded continually
prior to addition of a sample. The sample was added and the
temperature recorded until it equalized near the original
temperature and remained constant. Three thermocouples were
located within the dewar at the liquid level. the upper lip
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of the dewar. and mid way between. Table 6 shows the results
obtained from triplicate experiments. (An average correction
value was calculated for the vapor using the temperature at
the liquid nitrogen surface and the vapor temperature at the
dewar top. Comparing the recorded vapor temperature it was
found that an even gradient did not exist between the liquid
surface and dewar top. However. it was decided the average
value was suitable as the correction factor was so small in
magnitude that the effect of the uneven gradient would be
negligible.
TABLE 6
Average Correction Factor (fliquid/l’liquid -/ vapor)
For Rooms in which Experiments were Conducted
_-i
Temp. of
areas in
which
testing Vapor temp. Pliquid/ Avg.
was con- top of P1 iquid - cor.
ducted °C dewar ° C filiquidb Fvapor ”vapor factor
-195.803‘ .8070 .0006 1.0057
-17e8 -5900 a807u s0015 1.0019 1s0038
‘Temperature of liquid nitrogen.
bStrobridge. T. R. 1962. Natl. Bur. of Stand. Tech.
NOtO 1290
D. Heat Leak Rate and Duration Time
The results of these experiments also confirmed the
relationship between the thermal leakage rate and test dura-
tion time. The principal experimental measurement was the
amount of liquid nitrogen vaporized during the vigorous
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boiling period immediately following addition of the sample.
At this point most of the energy absorbed from the sample
took place. The vigorous boiling persisted through the first
3.5 to 0.5 minutes of the experiment. During this time the
rate of nitrogen vaporized was so rapid it was impossible to
manually record. Also. the rate of heat leakage could not ?
be separated from the energy evolved from the test sample. IE1.
Because of this the thermal leakage for the test duration time
was considered to be an average of the initial and final heat
leakage rates. The time from when the dewar vapors began to ( g3 ‘
return to their original temperature and their arriving at E
the final equilibrium temperature (usually slightly less than
the initial vapor temperature) required about 50 1,8 minutes
with an average rate of return being l.22°C/minute. Water and
potato samples of about 227 grams were used with vapor tempera-
tures measured by thermocouples placed at the top of the
dewar.
The change in heat leak rate was slow. allowing accurate
determinations shortly after the boiling had subsided. The
thermal leakage rate did not return to the initial rate but
remained somewhat less. A possible explanation for this was
the cooling effect the vapors had on the exterior of the
dewar and the immediate surroundings. The vapors being more
dense than air flowed down the outer surface of the dewar.
Twenty minutes was the approximate experimentation time.
This allowed sufficient time for temperature recording.
establishing of the heat leak rate. and preparation for the
following sample. After 20 minutes. the vapor temperature
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had returned to 70.6% of its final temperature which would
be reached after 50 minutes. After about 20 minutes the rate
of change was so slight (0.5°C/minute) detection was difficult
thus the experiment was terminated. The end of the experiment
was determined by measuring the rate of weight loss of the
dewar and its contents until an apparent constant rate was
reached.
E. Effect of Atmospheric Pressure Chapgee _1 1 . "4
Pressure affects the latent heat of vaporization and J E J ‘
normal boiling point of liquids. The effect of atmospheric
pressure on the liquid nitrogen vaporization calorimetric
system was investigated for possible correction factors.
Hodgman ep_el. (1959) provided an equation to calculate the
boiling point of liquid nitrogen as a function of pressure
changes:
boiling point a -195.803°c + 0.0109 (p - 760) (39)
where:
195.803°C
the normal boiling point of liquid
nitrogen at 760 mm Hg
0.0109 I constant
the barometric pressure mm Hg.
P
Gold e3; e1, (1969) in his review of thermophysical properties
01? liquids gave a formula which could be used for calculating
ttae latent heat of vaporization in relation to temperature
Of’ the liquid:
0.38
90
where:
1" corrected latent heat of vaporization
)B I latent heat of vaporization at the normal
boiling point. 07.6002 cal/gm for liquid
nitrogen
= _EL.
TR TC
T = boiling point from equation 39. °K
TC 3 critical temperature. 126.260K
T
= B
T“ "T'E
T3 = normal boiling point. 77.307°K
Established values from Strobridge (1962) for liquid nitro-
gen at 0.7 atm. were used to substantiate the two above
methods of calculation. Comparisons of Strobridge's values
with those calculated are boiling point -l98.7°C (calculated
-198.3°C) and latent heat of vaporization 08.51 cal/gm
(calculated 08.53 cal/8m).
During a week of experimentation the barometric pres-
sure was recorded at the beginning and end of all experi-
ments. The lowest reading was 737.3 mm Hg or 0.97 atm.
(700 mm Hg equals 0.92 atm.). The average barometric reading
for the week. 707.0 mm Hg. was used to calculate the boiling
point of nitrogen and latent heat of vaporization changes.
The boiling point of nitrogen at 707.0 mm Hg was -l95.9°C
(normal boiling point -195.8°) and latent heat of vaporization
07.68 cal/gm (at 760 mm Hg 07.60 cal/gm). Enthalpies found
during the week changed in the second and third decimal place
using the corrected boiling point and latent heat of vapori-
zation. The corrections did not make a significant differ-
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ence in the final enthalpy values of samples. Corrections
for atmospheric pressure changes were not used in any of the
data collected.
F. Experimentally Determined Enthalpy Changes
for Water and Ice
Table 7 is composed of the average values for water and
ice replicates taken at each temperature listed. Each
experimental determination is found in the appendix. pages
Al through A 8 . Values represent the enthalpy change going ' :3 ‘
from the initial holding temperature to -195.803°C. the
reference temperature of liquid nitrogen. The experimental
values are in close agreement with those calculated using
literature values available for the specific heat of water
and ice. The maximum per cent deviation between calculated
value and experimental mean was 2.0%: the average per cent
deviation for the Table 7 data as a whole was 0.5%. The dif-
ference between the experimental and the calculated value
was divided by the calculated value to obtain the per cent
deviation. 100(experimental - calculated/calculated). as
presented in Table 7.
Relying on the accuracy of the literature values for
water (Tables 2 through 0) it was found that the liquid
nitrogen calorimeter is accurate to within 2.0% when using
the wide temperature range to -l95.803° C. The precision of
this method was observed from particular temperatures
where several replicate enthalpies were obtained. No signifi-
cant variation occurred between replicates. Appendix A for
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TABLE 7
Experimental Enthalpy Differences (Ah) for Water and Ice
in cal/gm between T and -195.803°C
Experi-
No. of mental Calcu-
Refrigeration a Repli- meana latedb Devia- %Devia-
source T C cates cal/gm cal/gm tion° tiond
laboratory 21.7 17 167.50 167.20 0.26 0.2
room temp.
walk-in 10.6 2 156.73 156.15 0.60 0.0
refrigerator 9.0 1 156.01 155.02 1.39 0.9
8.3 3 155.97 153.91 2.06 1.3
8.0 1 150.66 153.63 1.03 0.7
7.2 7 150.13 152.79 1.30 0.9
6.7 5 150.27 152.20 2.03 1.3
refrigerator 6.? 1 152.05 152.20 1.68 1.1
“09 1 1179006 150056 -1050 “100
0.0 3 120.09 150.01 0.08 0.0
3.9 8 1 9.29 109.00 -0.15 -O.1
3.3 8 109.78 108.89 0.89 0.6
3.0 10 109.18 108.61 0.57 0.0
2.8 17 109.11 108.33 0.78 0.5
2.5 2 109.06 108.05 1.01 0.7
202 2 1177017 1‘77077 “0061 -00“
freezer -130 3 2 59096 590 2? 0067 10 2
-1 09 7 580Q6 59000 -000“ “001
-1 02 6 50006 58087 0019 003
-1190“ 8 5901“ 5807“ 0.00 007
-1500 2 5709“ 580177 -0053 -009
-1601 1 57033 5709” -0061 -101
-17.5 3 58. 5 57.29 1.16 2.0
“1708 6 57029 57015 001” 002
-1709 2 57028 57010 0018 003
“1k-1n -1170? 2 58097 58060 00 37 006
freezer -150 O 2 580 71 58.02 0029 00 5
‘1506 3 58029 58020 0009 002
-1508 2 58051 58007 001‘“ 008
-16.1 3 58.00 57.90 0.10 0.2
-16.7 0 57.69 57.68 0.01 0.0
aT’Iean experimental values from Appendix. pages Al through
A.8.
b‘l'he sources for calculated values are listed in Tables 2.
3 and 0.
cDeviation of experimental. E. from the calculated. (C: E - C.
d100(s - C)/C.
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individual water enthalpies has a maximum of +3.0 to -2.5%
deviation between experimental and calculated enthalpy values.
All experiment enthalpies (100) were within 3.0% variation
with 91.2% varying less than 2.0% from the calculated and
60.0% of the values were below 1.0% deviation.
The conditioning areas that were large enough to set up ,
the experimental apparatus were the laboratory. walk-in $31 m
refrigerator and walk-in freezer. Samples that were run in
these areas were at the same temperature as their environ- E “J
ment and did not undergo a transfer from the refrigeration ( égj
source. Samples conditioned in the upright refrigerator
and freezer required the apparatus to be set up outside the
source of refrigeration. These samples had to be transferred
from the refrigeration source to the apparatus which was at
room temperature. The laboratory room temperature. walk-in
refrigerator and walk-in freezer. where the refrigeration
source was the same temperature as the testing area. did
show slightly less deviation than the refrigerator and
freezer samples. water samples were affected by transferring
from the refrigeration source to the test area (at room
temperature). The magnitude of this effect does not appear
to be significant. No large differences between experimental
and calculated values existed for water samples determined in
the different testing areas. The transfer time was less than
10 seconds. Thermocouples indicated that a slight tempera-
ture increase of 3° to 6°F occurred at the sample surface
during this period. No change was found for the sample
interior. The sensitivity of this calorimetric method was
98
not sufficient to detect the small sensible heat increase at
the sample's surface. Detectable differences were not
apparent in samples determined at the different refrigeration
81368 B 0
G, Experimentally Determined valuee for Chapge
in Enthalpy of Potatoee
Experimentally determined values for change in
enthalpy of potatoes are given in.Appendix Bl through BIB.
‘ .In‘?" I“ . my
The values are for various ranges from each conditioning
temperature to -l95.803°C. Previous results are not available
to substantiate values found for samples brought to this low
temperature. To use this calorimetric method to obtain mean-
ingful data. it was necessary to subtract the value for change
in enthalpy undergone by the sample between a given tempera-
ture and -l95.803°C from the value for enthalpy change between
a second (and higher) temperature and -l95.803°C. Thus. the
enthalpy difference between any two temperatures can be calcu-
lated by subtracting Aha - Ahl.
(1) Potato Analyses
In order to utilize Riedel's method for calculating fruit
and vegetable enthalpies. representative potato samples were
analyzed for moisture. total solids. soluble solids and/or
"dry substance content" of the Juice. The results of the
analyses are listed in Table 8. Each moisture value repre-
sents the average of 6 determinations. Two potatoes were used.
one large and one small size. Three moistures were run on each
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potato using a section from each end and a middle portion.
The analyses for the two potatoes were averaged arriving at
the values given in Table 8.
TABLE 8
Potato Analyses
Date. 3/2 3/10 3/11 3/21 3/22 3/26 3/28 avg. T1)
moisture % 78.71 78.76 78.56 78.39 78.70 78.65 78.87 78.66 a?
total 0
solids % 21.29 21.20 21.00 21.61 21.30 21.35 21.13 21.30 . a
soluble 6.37 6.77 6.77 6.22 6.22 6.77 6.22 6.0 f ‘j
solids % re
dry sub- 6.6 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 7.0 6.5 7.0
stance
componentb
pH 6.06 6.02 6.00 6.00 6.03 6.00 5.96 6.0
aHarvested September 25. 1969.
bRiedel (1909). soluble solids refractive index
reference table for fruit and vegetable Juices.
The values for Table 8 were in close agreement for the
different days in March. 1970 that calorimetric measurements
were made. The average values from the analyses were used
to simplify the calculations. The moisture content found
agrees with published values of Lutz ep_el. (1968) at 77.8%
and POPO (1969) 77.7%. The pH of 6.0 was the same as tabula-
ted by Whiteman (1957) but the experimentally determined
soluble solids was slightly higher than his 5.9% value. This
may be attributed to the shorter storage period given by
Whiteman.
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(2) Compensation for Moisture Lost in Temperature Eguali-
zation
Potato samples held at different refrigerated tempera-
tures lost moisture by evaporation. The amount was detected
by weighing the sample before placement in the desired tem-
perature unit. A final weight was determined about 2 hours
prior to conducting the calorimetric experiment. The dif-
ference between the two weighings was considered that amount
of moisture evaporated during the time required for tempera-
ture equilibration of the test sample. The greatest moisture
loss was found for those samples held in the walk-in freezer
and freezer: the moisture content being 78.60% and 78.63%.
respectively. The amount of water present initially was
calculated using 78.66% moisture from Table 8 and the weight
loss between weighings subtracted as water evaporated. The
per cent moisture was recalculated using the adJusted water
content and dividing by the final sample weight. The adJus-
ted moisture values obtained are averages of all the experi-
mental samples determined for a particular refrigeration
source. The moisture values and other necessary values for
calculating the potato sample enthalpies are given in Table 9.
(2) Interpelated Potato Enthalpies
The interpolated values used for Table 10 were taken
from the averaged replicate values found in Appendix Bl
through B13 for potato samples. Experimental change in en-
thalpy. column 1. was found by interpolating the difference
between the enthalpy at two experimental temperatures going
-.V‘
101
TABLE 9
values for Calculating Interpolated Potato
Enthalpies Using Riedel's Equation
Refrigeration Source
‘RBEE'TCIDT'IMH'
walk-in Refri- Refrig- Walk-in
gerator gerator Freezer Freezer
moisture % 78.66 78.65 78.60 78.63
total eolids %
content (xtot) 21.30 21.35 21.00 21.37
dry substance %
content (x0) 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 _
solids insoluble % . I
(Xu) 10.30 10.35 10.00 10.37
to the temperature of -195.803°C (Ahz -wAh1). Column 2.
calculated enthalpy. was derived using equation 30 through
38. Riedel's method of calculating change in enthalpy for
fruits and vegetables (Riedel. 1951). variation. listed in
column 3. between the two enthalpy values was found by sub-
tracting the calculated value from the experimental. The
‘variation was divided by the calculated giving per cent that
experimental enthalpy change deviated from the calculated
change in enthalpy. column 0. 100 (experimental - calculated)/
calculated. It was found that 88.6% of the interpolated
enthalpy changes (70 values) varied less than 5% from the cal-
culated value. The maximum per cent variation between cal-
culated values and experimental mean was 8.0%. The average
Per cent variation for Table 10 data as a whole was 2.8%.
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TABLE 10
Changes in Enthalpy of Potatoes Over various Temperature
Ranges as Determined Experimentally and as
Derived by Use of the Riedel Equations
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 26.1°C (Laboratory Room
Temperature) to T°C
(1) (2) (3) (0)
Experimen- Calgula-
Refrigera- tal mean? ted Varia- % Vari -
tion Soupee T°C calng cal/gm tion° tion
walk-in -10.0 91.90 89.05 2.89 3.2
freezer ~15.0 92.28 89.03 2.85 3.2
-1506 92038 89082 2056 209
-l6.0 92.50 90.33 2.21 2.0
freezer -1506 92008 89080 2028 205
-1601 92078 90018 2060 209
-------------:l§22----23192 ....... 29:59------li§3 ........ 122--
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 25.0°C (Laboratory Room
Temperature) to T°C
walk-in -10.0 89.80 88.09 1.75 2.0
freezer “1500 90018 88.08 1070 109
-1506 90028 88086 10172 106
-160“ 900““ 89037 1007 102
freezer -1506 89093 88.83 1010 102
-16.1 90.68 89.22 1.06 1.6
-------------:16a2----89a92 ....... BQaSB ...... Qa39 ........ Qa&--
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 23.9°C(Laboratory Room
Temperature) to T°C
nlk-1n -1170“ 817099 87013 -201“ -20 5
freezer “1500 85033 87052 -2019 '205
-1506 850173 87091 -2.08 -208
-160“ 85.59 88.01 -2082 ‘302
freezer -15.6 85.08 87.88 -2.80 -3.2
-1601 85083 88026 -2019‘3 -208
-l6.7 85.12 88.62 -3.50 -3.9
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(TABLE 10 cont.)
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 8.1°C (Walk-in Refrigerator
Temperature) to T°C
(1) (5) (3) (u)
Experimen- Calgula-
tal meana ted
Refrigera- Varia- Z varia-
tion Source T°C calzgm callgm tionc tiond
Walk-1n -12‘0 u 72 0 62 730 50 '0 0 88 '1 0 2
freezer -15.0 72.96 73.89 -O.93 -1.3
-15.6 73.06 7 .27 -1.21 -1.6
-160“ 73022 727078 -1056 -201
freezer -1506 72071 71-702” -1053 -201
-1601 730176 717063 -1017 -106
-1607 72075 71‘098 -2023 -300
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 7.5°C (Walk-in Refrigerator
Temperature) to T°C
walk-in -1h.h 70.28 72.98 -2.70 -3.7
freezer -15.0 70.62 73.36 -2.7h -2.7
-15.6 70.72 73.75 -3.03 - .1
-160“ 70088 71.025 -3037 -1705
freezer -15.6 70.37 73.72 -3.35 -h.5
'1601 71012 7",010 “2098 -1‘00
'1607 700a]. 7h0l+6 -170 05 -50“
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 7.2°C (Walk-in Refrigerator
Temperature) to T°C
walk-1n -lu0l‘" 720 15 720 7a -00 59 -0 0 8
freezer -15.0 72.h9 73.12 -0.63 -0.7
-15.6 72.59 73.50 -0.91 -1.2
-160” 72075 717001 “1026 -107
freezer -15.6 72.29 73.h8 -1.2h -1.7
-1601 72099 73086 -0087 -102
“1607 72028 717022 '109“ -206
""""""""""Efitfiiii§’53??3¥EBBB'ZZE3’ZEfEEi7EB """"
.Between 6.7°C (Walk-in Refrigerator
Temperature) to T°C
walk-1n -1K0h 69 0 38 72 0 26 -20 88 -170 0
freezer -15.0 69.72 72.6h ~2.92 -h.0
I"1506 69082 73003 -3021 -'4-.’-&
I”160“ 69098 73.5“ ‘3056 -’4.8
freezer ~15.6 69.97 73.01 -3.5u -h.8
10h
(1) (2) (3) (u)
Experimen- Calcula-
Refrigera- tal meana tedb Varia- % Varia-
tion Source TPC cal/gm cal/gm tion° tiond
freezer -1601 70. 22 730 39 - 017 -u'o 3
(canto) -1607 69051 7307“ - 023 ‘50?
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 3.3°C (Refrigerator Temperature) __
to T°C a
walk-in -1h.u 69.u8 69.38 0.10 0.1 g‘ .{
freezer -15.0 69.82 69.76 0.06 0.1 : 1
-1506 69092 70015 -0023 -003 5|
-16.h 70.88 70.66 -O.58 -0.8
freezer -15.6 69.57 70.12 -o.55 -0.8 i J
-1601 70032 70.50 -0018 -003 E:
-1607 69061 70086 -1025 -108
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 3.l°C (Refrigerator Temperature)
to T°C
“11:-111 -1'+.le 68. 55 69015 -0060 -009
freezer -15.0 68.89 69.53 -O.6h -0.9
-1506 68.99 69.91 -0092 -103
-16.b 69.15 7o.u2 -1.27 -1.8
freezer ~15.6 68.6h 69.89 -l.25 -1.8
-1601 69039 7002? “0088 -103
-1607 68068 70063 ‘1095 -208
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 2.8°C (Refrigerator Temperature)
to T°C
walk-1n -1“. a 6h. 25 68. 90 ‘1‘. 55 -606
freezer -15.1 6h.69 69.28 -h.59 -6.6
-1506 6ha79 69.67 -‘¥.88 -700
-16.“ 6"‘095 70018 -5023 -205
freezer -15.6 6u.bb 69.65 -5.21 -7.5
“1601 65019 70003 -1‘08’4' -609
-16.7 6h.u8 70.38 -5.90 -8.h
aMean experimental enthalpy changes for temperatures are
from pages B1 through B23. Experimental mean values
were obtained by Aha - Ahl.
bCalculated values derived using Riedel's equations,
numbers 30 through 38.
6Variation of experimental. E. from the calculated, C:
E " Ce
c1100(1: - c)/c.
105
H. Riedel's Experimental and Calculated
Fruit and Vegetable Enthalpies
Table 11 represents Riedel's (1951) experimental enthal-
py values of fruits and vegetables for comparison with the
values calculated by the author using the equations given by
Riedel. The reason for preparing this table was to measure y;
the magnitude of disagreement between Riedel's experimental .fil
and calculated values. The graphic representation of this
data by Riedel showed there was a deviation between experi-
mental and calculated values but it was difficult to determine
ti: ..
H, _v.. _‘_ ‘
the amount the values varied from the graph. All of Riedel's
data are not presented in this table nor is each sample shown
calculated at all temperatures. The per cent that the experi-
mental varied from calculated values was obtained by dividing
the deviation by the calculated value. 100(experimental -
calculated)/calculated. Per cent deviation from Table 11 was
as great as 15.1% for onions. 10.2% for peas at -h.17°c, and
-8.5% for spinach at -9.3h9C. The closest agreement between
calculated and experimental enthalpy was at temperatures below
-1o.o°c (lhOF).
Tressler 23,2l. (1968) also calculated enthalpy of the
fruits and vegetables investigated by Riedel. Tressler used
equation 38 and the Mollier chart (enthalpy concentration
chart) developed by Riedel. The Mollier chart provided by
Riedel made it possible to estimate enthalpy using equation
38 only. The writer felt that accurate reading of the
Mollier chart was difficult and would create possible \
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TABLE 11
Comparison of Riedel's Experimental Data with Calculated
Enthalpy Differences 00h) in cal/gm Between T and 20°C
a car- spin- straw- raspb
T C rots peas ach Onions berries berries
'29092
experimentala 99.ho - 103.000 - 103.30 93.20
calculatedb 98.68 - 102.36 - 100.82 9u.19
% deviationd 0.7 - 0.6 - 2.5 -1.1
“19065
experimental“ 93.30 86.60 - 91.50 - 87.10
calculated 93.58 81.68 - 90.66 - 89.0“
deviationc -0.28 “.92 - 0.8“ - -1.9h
z deviationd -0.3 6.0 - 0.9 - -2.2
-1“. 50
experimental“ 89.60 79.10 - 87.80 93.80 83.20
calculatedb 89.63 76.90 - 86.20 92.29 88.96
deviationc -0.3 2.16 - 1.60 1.51 -1.76
% deviationd 0.0 2.8 - 1.9 1.6 ~2.1
-9.3#
experimentgla 8h.50 73.30 82.90 82. 90 89.00 78.10
calculated 89.06 69.88 90.6“ 79.69 87.33 79.1h
deviationc 0.hh 3.h2 -7.7h ab .21 1.67 -1.0#
% deviationd 0.5 b.9 ‘8.5 1.9 -1.3
-u017
experimental“ 79.20 58.90 82.60 7h.h0 78.50 66.60
calculated 71.80 53.01 82.10 6h.62 77.20 66.06
deviationc 2.00 5.39 0.50 9.78 1.30 0.5h
z deviationd 3.3 10.2 0.6 15.1 1.7 0.8
-0.05
experimental“ 18.58 16.90 18.40 18.20 18.70 17.60
calculatedb 18.30 17.20 18.8h 18.37 18.79 17.99
devntlonc O a 28 -0. 30 -0 a M -0. 17 -0 o 09 '0. 39
S deviationd 1.5 -1.7 -2.3 -0.9 -0.5 -2.2
“Experimental cal/8m (Riedel. 1951).
bCalculated cal/8m. derived by the author using Riedel' s
(1951) equations and data.
°Deviation of experimental. E. from the calculated. C;
E‘Co
d100(E - c)/c.
_up -
107
additional errors as compared with values derived from
equation 30 through 38 without the Mollier chart. Because
of the difference in calculation, the author and Tressler do
not agree exactly on the maximum enthalpy deviation. Except
for plums and onions, the values calculated by Tressler
varied from Riedel's measured values by less than 5.0%.
Tressler found the experimental enthalpy change for plums
and onions varied 12.0% from the calculated. Tressler (1968)
stated that in working with fruit and vegetable Juices.
Riedel found the enthalpy data varied within approximately
2.0% between calculated and experimental values.
Riedel mentioned the range of application could have
been exceeded for peas and onions which were observed from
the graph provided to have varied significantly from the cal-
culated value. However, of the 29 fruits and vegetables or
Juices studied by Riedel. 11 deviated noticeably from the
calculated enthalpy at -h.17°C (2h.5°F). The larger devia-
tion between values occurred near the initial freezing
Points however. most frozen foods are stored below 0°F
(~17.8°c) or lower. Riedel stated the ”deviations of the
measured values from the calculated ones are negligible at
those low temperatures (00F) even for peas and onions”
(Riedel. 1951).
I, Interpolated Water and Ice Enthalpies
Interpolated changes in enthalpy for water and ice
using the average replicate values from.Appendix A1 through
A8 are presented in Table 12. Experimental enthalpy changes
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TABLE 12
Enthalpy values for Water and Ice Calculated by
Interpolation between Experimentally Determined Enthalpies
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 21.7°C (Iaboratory Room
Temperature) and T°C
(1) (2) (3) (h)
Experi-
mental Calcus
Refrigera- mean“ lated Devia- % Devi -
tion Source T°C cal/gm cal/gm tionc tion
walk-in 10.6 11.37 11.07 0.30 2.7
refrigerator 8.3 11.53 13.38 -1.85 ~13.8
7.8 13.8“ 13.88 “0.0“ “0.3
7.2 13.37 19.148 -1.11 "'7.7
6.7 13.23 1h.98 “1.75 -11.?
refrigerator h.h 17.h1 17.29 0.12 0.7
3.9 18.21 17.79 0.92 2.9
3.3 17.72 18.1‘0 -Oa68 -307
3.0 18.32 18.70 "Oo38 -2.0
2.8 18.39 18.90 “0.51 -2.7
2.2 20.33 19.51 0.82 8.2
freezer -13.9 108.5b 108.25 0.29 0.3
"'1h.2 108.141; 108.39 0.05 0.0
-1h.u 108.36 108. 9 -0.13 .0.1
-15.0 109.56 108.78 0.78 -O.7
-17.5 109.05 109.96 -0.91 -0.8
-17.8 110.21 110.10 0.11 0.1
walk-in -lh.7 108.53 108.63 -0.10 -0.1
freezer -15.0 108.79 108.78 0.01 0.0
-16.1 109.96 109.30 0.16 0.1
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 7.2°C (Walk-in Refrigerator)
and T°C
nlk‘ln 10.6 2.00 3.1+]. ‘1.“1 ”ul.3
refrigerator 8.3 1.89 1.10 0.7h 67.3
7.8 0.“? 0.60 “0.13 -21.?
6.7 0.1“ 0.50 -0.36 “72.0
refrigerator “.9 h.oh 2.81 1.23 h3.8
3.9 9.89 3.31 1.53 h6.2
3.3 9.35 3.92 0.93 11.0
3.0 9.95 “.22 0.73 17.3
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(1) (2) (3) (9)
Experi-
mental Calcu-
Refrigera- mean“ latedb Devia- % Devia-
tion Source T°C cal/gm cal/gm tion° tion
refrigerator 2.8 5.02 9.92 0.60 13.6
(cont) 2.2 6.96 5.03 1.93 38.9
freezer ‘13.9 95.17 93.7? 1.170 1. 5
-19.2 95.07 93.91 1.16 1.2
-119.“ 9&099 9h.01 0.98 ' 1.0
-15.0 96.19 92+.30 1.89 2.0
-17.5 95.68 95.98 0.20 0.2
-17. 96.8“ 95.62 1.22 1.3
-1?.9 96.85 95.67 1.18 1.2
walk-'1n -1140? 95015 917.15 1.00 1.1
freezer -15.0 95.92 99.30 1.12 1.2
-15.6 95.86 99.58 1.28 1.9
-16.]. 96.09 919.82 1.27 1.3
-16.7 96.99 95.10 1.39 1.9
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 2.8°C (Refrigerator) and T°C
walk-in 10.6 7.07 7.83 -0.76 ~9.7
refrigerator 8.3 6.86 5.52 1.39 29.
7.8 hoss 5.02 '0.u’7 -9.
7.2 5.02 9.92 0.60 13.6
6.7 5.16 3.92 1.29 31.6
refrigerator 9.9 0.98 1.61 -O.63 -39.1
3.9 0.18 1.11 -O.93 “83.8
3.3 0.67 0.50 0.17 39.0
3.0 0.07 0.20 -0.13 -65.0
2.2 1.99 0.61 1.33 68.6
freezer -13.9 90.15 89.35 0.80 0.9
-1(4e2 90.05 89.199 0.56 0.6
'1u.u‘ 89.97 89.59 0.38 0.9
-1500 91.17 89.88 1.29 1.“
'17.5 90.66 91.06 -O.(+O -0.“
“17.8 91.82 91.20 0.62 0.7
-1709 91.83 91.25 0.58 0.6
mlk-1n “Ibo? 90.1“ 89.73 0.“). O. 5
freezer -15.0 90.90 89.88 0.52 0.6
-15.6 90.82 90.16 0.66 0.7
-16.1 91.07 90.90 0.67 0.7
-1607 91.14'2 90.68 0.7“ 0.8
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Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between -19.9°c (Freezer) and T°C
(1)
(2)
(3)
(9)
EXperi-
mental Calcu-
Refrigeration mean? latedb Devia- Z Devia-
Source T°C cal/gm cal/gm tionc tiond
m1k“1n 10.6 96.99 97.102 “0.“3 “u.”
refrigerator 8.3 96.83 95.11 1.72 1.8
7.8 9u.52 918.61 “0.09 “0.1
7.2 99.99 99.01 0.98 1.0
6.7 95.13 93.51 1.62 1.7
refrigerator 9.9 90.95 91.20 -0.25 -O.3
3.9 90.15 90.70 “0.55 “0.6
3.3 90.69 90.09 0.55 0.6
3.0 90.09 89.79 0.25 0.2
2.8 89.97 89.59 0.38 0.
2.2 88.03 88.98 “0.95 “1.1
freezer “13.9 0.18 0.2“ “0.06 “25.0
~19.2 0.08 0.10 -0.02 -20.0
-15.0 1.20 0.29 0.91 75.8
“17.5 0.69 1.”? “0.78 “53.1
“17.8 1.85 1.61 0.2“ 1““9
“17.9 1.86 1.66 0.20 12.0
walk-in -19.7 0.17 0.19 0.0 21.9
“15.6 0.85 0.57 0.28 “9.1
-16.1 1.10 0.81 0.29 35.8
-16.7 1.95 1.09 0.36 33.0
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Bgtween -16.7‘C(Wa1k-in Freezer) and
T C
m1k“1n 10. 6 98. M 98 . 51 “O. 07 “O. 1
refrigerator 8.3 98.28 96.20 2.08 2.2
7.8 95.97 95.70 0.27 0.3
7.2 96.99 95.10 1.39 1.9
6.7 96.58 99.60 1.98 2.1
refrigerator 9.9 92.90 92.29 0.11 0.1
309 91.60 91.79 “0.19 “0.2
3.3 92.09 91.18 0.91 1.0
3.0 91.99 90.88 0.61 0.7
2.8 91.92 90.68 0.79 0.8
2.2 89.148 90.07 “0.59 “0.7
freezer “13.9 1 . 27 1. 33 “0. 06 “a. 5
“114.2 1.37 1.19 0.18 15.12
“1h.” 1.14‘5 1.09 0.36 33.0
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(1) (2) (3) (u)
Experi-
mental Calcu-
Refrigera- meana latedb Devia- % Devia-
tion Source T°C cal/gm cal/gm tion° tiond
freezer -15.0 0.25 0.80 -O.55 -68.8
(cont.) -l7.5 0.76 0.38 0.38 50.0
-1708 Coho 0052 -0012 -2301
-1709 00“]. 0057 -0016 -28.].
walk-1n “Inc? 1.28 0095 O. 33 3b.?
freezer -15.0 1.02 0.80 0.22 27.5
-1506 9.60 0052 0.08 150“
-1601 0.35 0.28 0.07 25.0
aMean experimental enthalpy changes for temperatures are
from Appendix A1 through A8. Experimental mean value
was obtained by Ahz - Ah1.
bThe source for the calculated values are listed in
cDeviation of experimental. E. from the calculated. C:
E-C.
d100(E - c)/c.
from Table 12 which vary more than 5.0% from the calculated
numbered uh out of the 111 values or 39.6% of the samples
determined. Changes in enthalpy for temperature ranges that
included the freezing point for water had no more than 5.0%
deviation between the 58 experimental and calculated values.
The average per cent deviation for those enthalpy changes
which included the latent heat of fusion for ice was 0.8%. A
temperature range of 15.000 or more resulted in a deviation
between the experimental and calculated enthalpy changes of
no more than 5.0%, the average per cent deviation was 1.0%.
Temperature ranges of 5.000 or more had 91.7% of the interpo-
lated enthalpy changes within 5.0% deviation of experimental
from calculated values, the average deviation for interpola-
ted values for temperature ranges 5.000 or more was 2.0%.
112
As the temperature range of the interpolation was
reduced. the per cent deviation became significantly larger.
The smaller the temperature range, the greater the per cent
deviation between the interpolated experimental enthalpies
and the calculated values. The interpolated experimental
values for temperature ranges less than 15.0°C had an out of
h? or 93.6% varying more than 5.0% from the calculated values
with the average per cent deviation of 31.9% between experi-
mental and calculated values. All the interpolated experi-
mental values for temperature ranges less than 5.0°C varied f E; w
more than 5.0% from the calculated changes in enthalpy with ,
the average per cent deviation being 35.7% for the ho values.
The range of application for the experimental method.
liquid nitrogen boil-off calorimetry. for determining changes
in food enthalpy may have been exceeded when measuring sensi-
ble heat within a temperature range of 15.o°c. The magnitude
of deviation was significant enough to indicate that sensi-
tivity of this calorimetric method was not capable of accurate
measurement of such small enthalpy changes. It should be
observed that a small variation is a significant percentage
of the total change in enthalpy. as shown by 8.3°C series, Table
12. The variation between values was less than 2 calories/F.m
but represent a significantly large percentage (13.8% devia-
tion). The averagecn“the net experimental calories from
Appendix A was 36,616.10 calories, averaging 167.50 calories/
gm of water going from 21.7°C to -195.803°C. The averaged net
calories going from 8.3?C to -l95.803°C was 13,806.06 or
155.97 calories/gm. Subtracting the two for the interpolated
113
enthalpy gives 11.53 calories/gm for water between 21.70C
and 8.300.
J. Potato Enthalpy Changes Above 0°C
Enthalpy changes interpolated for potatoes at temper-
tures above freezing, Table 13, do not exhibit the close
correlation between experimental and calculated values as
did the water and ice calibration samples. Table 7 and 12.
or the potato enthalpies from Table 10. 0f the 33 interpo-
lated experimental values from Table 13. 9.1% were within
5.0% variation from the calculated. The 21 interpolated
experimental values having temperature ranges greater than
15.6’C. 9.5% of the values were within 5.0% variation of the
calculated change in enthalpy. Enthalpy values for tempera-
ture ranges greater than 5.0,C had 8.7% of the experimental
values within 5.0% variation from the calculated.
The data for interpolated potato enthalpies, Table 10.
had good correlation between the experimental and calculated
values with the average per cent variation for the Table 10
data being 2.8%. The interpolated experimental enthalpy
values for Table 13 were calculated using the same experi-
mental values as used in Table 10. An important difference
between the data for Table 13 and Table 10 is that all the
interpolated changes in enthalpy include the latent heat of
fusion for ice in Table 10. These values are larger because
they include the latent heat of fusion in addition to the
sensible heat removed. The measured enthalpies for Table 13.
potato enthalpy changes above 0°C. are of sensible heat above
11“
TABLE 13
Changes in Enthalpy of Potatoes Over Various Temperature
Ranges Above 0°C as Determined Experimentally and as
Derived by Use of the Riedel Equations
Enthalpy Difference (0h) in cal/gm
Between 26.1 C (Laboratory Room
Temperature) and T C
(1) (2) (3) (u)
Experi-
. mental Calcu-
Refrigera- meanfi latedb Devia- % Devia-
tion Source T°C cal/gm callgm tion° tiond
walk-in 8.1 19.32 15.60 3.72 23.8
refrigerator 7.5 21.66 16.08 5.58 39.7
7.2 19.79 16.32 3.h7 21.3
6.7 22.56 16.80 5.76 3h.3
refrigerator 3.3 22.h6 19.07 3.39 17.8
3.1 23.39 19.92 3.“? 17.h
2.8 27.56 20.16 7.h 36.7
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 25.0°C (Laboratory Room
Temperature) and T°C
walk-in 17.22 1u.6u 2.58 17.6
refrigerator 19.56 15.12 h.hh 29.u
17.69 15.36 2.33 15.2
20.46 15.8“ “.62 29.2
refrigerator 20.36 18.72 1.6h 8.8
21.29 18.96 2.33 12.3
25.99 19.20 6.29 32.8
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 23.9°C (Laboratory Room
Temperature) and T°C
walk-1n 120 37 13.68 -10 31 -906
refrigerator 1h.7l lh.l6 0.55 3.9
15.61 111.76 0.85 5.8
refrigerator 15.51 17.76 -2.25 12.7
160““ 18.00 -1056 “807
20.60 18.2h 2.0 1.3
115
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 8.f’C (Walk-in Refrigerator)
and T°C
(1) (2) (3) (“)
Experi-
mental Calcu-
Refrigera- meana latedb Devia- % Devia-
tion Source T°C cal/gm cal/gm tionc tiond
refrigerator 3.3 3.1“ “.09 -0.95 -23.2
3.1 “.07 “.32 -O.25 ~5.8
2.8 8.2“ “.56 3.68 80.7
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 7.5°C (Walk-in Refrigerator)
and T°C
refrigerator 3.3 0.8 3.60 -2.8 -77.8
301 1073 308“ -2011 -Su’eg
2.8 5.93 “.08 1.85 “5.3
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 7.2%Wa1k-in Refrigerator)
and T°C
refrigerator 3.3 2.67 3.36 -.69 -20.5
3.1 3.60 3.59 0.01 0.28
2.8 7.80 3.8“ 3.96 10.31
Enthalpy Difference (Ah) in cal/gm
Between 6.7°C (Walk-in Refrigerator)
and T°C
refrigerator 3.3 0.10 2.89 -2.79 -96.5
3.1 0.83 3.12 -2.29 -73.“
2.8 5.03 3.36 1.67 “9.7
aMean experimental enthalpy changes for temperatures
are from Appendix B1 through Bj3. Experimental mean
was obtained by Ahg - Ahl.
bCalculated values derived using Riedel's equations.
numbers 30 through 38.
cDeviation of experimental. E. from the calculated. C:
E " Ce
d100(E - C)/C.
freezing. The enthalpy values are smaller and a slight varia-
tion becomes a significantly large per cent deviation.
The interpolated experimental enthalpy changes of
116
sensible heat above the freezing range do not agree with the
calculated values using Riedel's equations. However. because
Riedel's method for calculating food enthalpies was considered
the most accurate method available. it was used. Riedel's
equations. like others for calculating food enthalpies. are
empirically derived to fit the available experimental data
with emphasis in calculating enthalpies for the freezing or
thawing region. As mentioned. in the freezing region the
latent heat becomes a significantly large fraction of the
energy added or removed. Because of this larger amount of
energy. methods of calculation can be slightly inaccurate and
not result in a significant error when calculating enthalpy
changes over temperature ranges which include the freezing
region. For enthalpy values above freezing. where small
degrees of sensible heat are measured. a slight error in cal-
culation would cause a large percentage in variation between
theoretical and experimental values. The use of Riedel's
equations for calculating food enthalpy changes may not be
appropriate for comparison with the experimental data in
Table 13. For defense of the experimental values of Table 13
the author emphasizes the correlations for the experimental
water and ice enthalpy changes. Tables 7 and 12. and the
interpolated potato values in Table 10 with the calculated
values.
An attempt was made to establish another standard of
comparison by using Siebel's equations for calculating food
enthalpy changes. The values calculated were lower than
Riedel's. making an even greater disagreement between the
117
experimental and calculated enthalpy values. Another pos-
sible cause of the discrepancy in the interpolated potato
enthalpies was the possibility of starch conversion during
the temperature conditioning period preceding each calori-
metry test. This was investigated by placing potato samples
in a refrigerator at 3.3°C (38.0°F) and a freezer at -16.1°C
(3.0°F). Soluble solids analyses were made every 2 hours
for 12 hours and a final determination was made at the end
of 2“ hours. No great change occurred between the determina-
tions in this short period of time in the soluble solids con-
tent of the potato. The initial value was 6.9% for freezer
and 7.0% for refrigerator samples with the final reading
being 6.8%. respectively. An additional experiment was made
to be certain that enzymatic activity was not a factor in the
analysis. Soluble solids determinations were made as quickly
as possible during the calorimetric procedure. Sometimes the
grinding or extraction procedure was interrupted during a
calorimetric experiment to obtain a measurement or begin a
new sample. Two of the samples used for soluble solids above
were permitted to stand one hour after the soluble solids
were measured. The samples were rechecked at the end of the
one hour with no apparent change from their initial readings.
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A liquid nitrogen vaporization calorimeter. in which
changes in enthalpy were measured by the amount of liquid
nitrogen vaporized. is described. From the results obtained.
it appears that the method is satisfactory for determining
enthalpy changes in foods for given changes in temperature.
Water and ice enthalpy changes from any temperature to
-195.803°c agreed within 3.0% with the literature values
considered the most accurate available. At any given tempera-
ture to -195.803°C the experimental mean values of tempera-
ture replicates for water and ice enthalpy changes were within
2.0% of the respective calculated values and had an average
per cent deviation of 0.5%. The average per cent deviation
for interpolated enthalpy changes which included the latent
heat of fusion for ice was 0.8%. The range of application
for the experimental method may have been exceeded when mea-
suring sensible heat within a temperature range of 15.000.
Interpolated changes in enthalpy for temperature ranges less
than 15.000 had 93.6% of the values varying more than 5.0%
from the respective calculated values. The sensitivity of
this calorimetric method may not be capable of accurate mea-
surement of such small enthalpy changes. A temperature range
of 15.0°C or more resulted in a maximum deviation between
experimental and calculated enthalpy changes of 5.0%. The
118
119
average per cent deviation was 1.0%.
Interpolated potato enthalpy changes that included
latent as well as sensible heats correlated well with calcu-
lated values derived using Riedel's equation. Potato enthal-
py changes where the interpolated ranges included the initial
freezing point had a maximum per cent variation of 8.“% from
the respective calculated values. the average per cent varia-
tion was 2.8%. Experimental data did not support Riedel's
equations for enthalpy changes of sensible heat above or below
the initial freezing point.
The methodology and feasibility have been established
for utilizing liquid nitrogen vaporization calorimetry in
determining enthalpy changes of food substances. Further
investigations with a greater variety of foods may show the
method to have limitations which are not apparent at this
time. The speed and accuracy of the method lends itself to
possible commercial use in determining refrigeration require-
ments of foods as well as in determining the effects of
product composition and other variables on refrigeration
requirements. With only minor changes in test procedure and
calculation method. packaged products may be tested while
still in their packages. Adaptation of the method to other
types of materials (e.g.. non-foods) and for other end pur-
poses are also possible.
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Experimental Data for Potato Enthalpy Differences (Ah)
in cal/gm Between T and -195.803°C
Nitrogen; Experi-
Potato vaporized Netb mentalc
T T-(-195.803°C) (grams) (grams) calories (cal/gm)
Room Temperature
26.1°c 221.91 228.08 708.08 30382.35 150.08
(79.0°P) 290.87 930.87 03383.62 107.13
262.85 867.85 00181. 71 1 2.87
209.80 772.80 35515.11 1 2.17
356.10 1101.10 51511. 66 100.65
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25.0°c 220.80 388.60 1210.60 56529.81 105.07
(77.0°F) 203.00 601.00 29501.00 105.20
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23.9°c 219.69 232.39 722. 39 32835.27 101.20
(75.0°P) ‘ 209.36 773. 36 35036.75 102.11
192.56 592. 56 27019.88 100.31
220.15 692.15 31036.10 100.98
201.26 625.26 28276.78 100.50
237.60 707.60 32025.70 136.03
321.68 975.68 0970.93 1 9.81
210.90 676.90 30727.05 1 2.98
237.80 703.80 30002.69 103.16
282.69 852.69 39121.32 138.39
239.82 703.82 33901.05 101.36
263.25 803.25 36785.67 139.70
219.97 677.97 30705.95 139.59
200.91 600.91 29108.00 102.05
227.03 709.03 32389.33 102.01
220.08 686.08 31237. 60 101.68
259.00 771.00 35373. 71 136.56
260.90 800.90 36502. 85 1 9.91
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8.1°C 203.86 150.58 0 2.58 19132.38 127.06
(06. 5° P) 117.98 3 3.98 15081.92 127.83
60.79 196.79 7870.11 129.53
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7.5°c 203.30 005.81 . 1113.81 51062. 03 126.81
(05.5°P) 291.62 765.62 30833. 73 119.05
226.06 622. 06 27927.3123.32
206.31 592.31 26082. .30 126.02
225.39 603. 39 29650.131.57
87.29 257.29 10992. 31 125.93
79.29 205.79 10078.09 127.10
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T T-(-195.803°C) (grams) (grams) calories (cal/gm)
7.2°C 203.03 228.39 628.39 28705.63 125.69
(05.0°F) 213.71 597.71 27187.02 127.22
175.68 099.68 22297.98 126.92
90.19 270.19 11066.61 127.10
109.01 037.01 19339.08 129.79
91.91 269.91 11092.68 125.00
220.01 652.01 29090.09 131.05
225.07 717.07 32733.20 128.13
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6.7°C
(00.0°P) 202.07 151.20 019.20 18060.80 122.10
95.11 285.11 11935.36 125.09
222.89 628.89 28305.50 126.99
113.02 327.02 10129.26 125.02
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3.3°c 199.10 178.96 512.96 22112.96 123.56
(38.0°P) 202.11 560.11 20986.92 123.63
260.76 710.76 32352.71 122.20
267.10 773.10 35669.26 133.50
200.68 663.68 30673.68 127.05
275.92 758.92 35159.33 127.03
227.39 628.39 28920.95 127.20
300.20 816.20 38097.03 125.20
207.32 650.32 30358.59 122.75
297.70 803.70 37579.20 126.23
266.00 620.00 27915.35 123.50
197.80 507.80 20332.79 123.02
260.81 722.81 32666.75 125.25
231.71 617.71 28115.73 121.30
188.58 520.58 22983.79 121.00
251.21 669.21 30323.10 120.71
217.00 625.00 28352.90 130.63
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3.1°c 198.86 206.27 672.27 30081.03 122.15
(37.5°F) 163.77 071.77 20631.28 125.98
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2.8°C 198.58 162.29 008.29 19360.21 119.73
(37.0°F) 271.10 727.10 32868.05 121.67
253.60 657.60 29869.30 118.22
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(5.0°r) 270.08 308.08 10991.10 50.70
208.31 272.31 11505.11 55.02
000.19 096.19 21995.35 50.96
252.32 318.32 13921.92 55.18
206.09 312.09 13683.38 55.60
217.67 287.67 11995.87 55.11
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-15.6°c 180.25 233.81 301.81 12771.95 50.63
(0.0°F) 202.65 288.65 11301.08 55.96
268.08 336.08 10679.35 50.76
282.52 350.52 15530.35 50.98
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-16.0°c 179.01 218.81 280.81 11927.89 50.51
(2.5"?) 271.07 317.07 13286.06 08.90
202.16 268.16 11109.15 50.95
259.20 389.20 15901.22 61.35
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-15.6°c 180.25 387.52 503.52 21725.09 56.06
(0.0°F) 290.82 388.82 16190.31 50.92
312.50 396.50 17288.35 55.32
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(3.0°F) 189.86 259.86 10 .10 55.01
269.32 359.32 10971.39 55.59
150.27 230.27 8592.20 55.70
202.55 310.55 12896.30 53.17
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(2.0°F) 209.86 283.86 11899.31 56.70
209.01 323.01 10093.63 56.51
210.06 298.06 12191.80 56.96
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ment duration.
bN‘et calories for the potato sample in changing from tem-
perature T to -195.803°C. derived using equation 22.
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