Bigelow_iso {bioinactivation}

Isothermal Bigelow's Model

Description

Returns the predicted logarithmic reduction in microbial count according to Bigelow's model for the time, temperature and model parameters given.

Usage

Bigelow_iso(time, temp, z, D_R, temp_ref)

Arguments

time

numeric indicating the time at which the prediction is taken.

temp

numeric indicating the temperature of the treatment.

z

numeric defining the z-value.

D_R

numeric defining the D-value at the reference temperature.

temp_ref

numeric defining the reference temperature.

Value

A numeric with the predicted logarithmic reduction (log10(N/N0)).