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Flame Sterilization Temperature Profile

Calculates the thermal time constant and exit temperature for canned liquid products during the flame zone phase of a continuous flame sterilization process.

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1. Define Input Parameters

2. Engineering Output

Thermal Time Constant (tau)
- min
Flame Zone Exit Temperature (T_flame_exit)
- °C

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Context & Assumptions

Flame sterilization is a continuous high-intensity thermal processing method that uses direct gas flame impingement to rapidly heat rotating cans. The transient bulk temperature profile of well-mixed liquid packs is modeled using the lumped capacitance method. This calculation evaluates the rate of thermal change and exit bulk temperature after the flame heating stage.

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