Novel Technologies and Systems for Food Preservation (Practice, Progress, and Proficiency in Sustainability)

"This book identifies the main issues involving novel and emerging cooling and heating technologies, processes and systems for food preservation. It reviews the state of the art and recent advances in several application areas related with food preservation technologies and systems"--

Pedro Dinis Gaspar has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Professor at the Department of Electromechanical Engineering of University of Beira Interior (Portugal). His teaching activities are related with the subjects of Air conditioning and Industrial Refrigeration, Industrial Automation and Robotics. He is also the Director of 2nd cycle of study (Master of Science) of Industrial Engineering and Management course. His main research activities are related to the thermal performance and energy efficiency of commercial refrigeration equipment. He carried several experimental studies and CFD modelling to improve the overall performance of open refrigerated display cases on different ambient air conditions. He coordinates(ed) several R&D projects related to the thermal performance improvement, energy efficiency of systems and devices in the agri-food sector. He has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters

Pedro Dinho da Silva has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Professor at the Beira Interior University (Portugal). His research is focused on heat transfer and energy efficiency. He has been involved in several R&D projects. His published material includes several research papers, book chapters, technical books and patents.