A food product wants to be produced in a small round shape (pellet) by freezing it in a water blast freezer freezer. Air freezer operates at -25°C. The initial product temperature is 25°C. The pellet has a diameter of 1.2 cm, and a density of 980 kg/m³. The initial freezing temperature is -2.5°C. The latent heat of freezing of the product is 280 kJ/kg. The thermal conductivity of the frozen product is 1.9 W/(m °C). The convective heat transfer coefficient is 40 W/(m² K). Calculate the freeze time. tf = answer in hour

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A food product wants to be produced in a small round shape (pellet) by freezing it in a water blast freezer freezer. Air freezer operates at -25°C. The initial product temperature is 25°C. The pellet has a diameter of 1.2 cm, and a density of 980 kg/m³. The initial freezing temperature is -2.5°C. The latent heat of freezing of the product is 280 kJ/kg. The thermal conductivity of the frozen product is 1.9 W/(m °C). The convective heat transfer coefficient is 40 W/(m² K). Calculate the freeze time.

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