Monitoring the thermal parameters of different edible oils by using thermal lens spectrometry

J. L. Jiménez-Pérez, A. Cruz-Orea, P. Lomelí Mejia, R. Gutierrez-Fuentes

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Abstract

Several vegetable edible oils (sunflower, canola, soya, and corn) were used to study the thermal diffusivity of edible oils. Thermal lens spectrometry (TLS) was applied to measure the thermal properties. The results showed that the obtained thermal diffusivities with this technique have good agreement when compared with literature values. In this technique an Ar + laser and intensity stabilized He-Ne laser were used as the heating source and probe beam, respectively. These studies may contribute to a better understanding of the physical properties of edible oils and the quality of these important foodstuffs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1396-1399
Number of pages4
JournalInternational Journal of Thermophysics
Volume30
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2009

Keywords

  • Thermal diffusivity
  • Thermal lens spectrometry
  • Vegetable oils

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