Computational fluid dynamics modelling and validation of the isothermal airflow in a forced convection oven

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-53

  Verboven, Pieter ^a   Scheerlinck, Nico ^a   Baerdemaeker, Josse De ^a   Nicolaï, Bart M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ELECTRIC OVENS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FOOD PRESERVATION; FORCED CONVECTION; ISOTHERMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SENSORS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

RENORMALIZATION GROUP (RNG); TURBULENCE MODEL;

INDUSTRIAL OVENS;

EID: 0033639821     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(99)00131-4     Document Type: Article

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