Measurement and prediction of air movement through doorways in refrigerated rooms

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1102-1109

  Foster, A M ^a   Barrett, R ^a   James, S J ^a   Swain, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air; Cold store; Convection; Door; Measurement; Modelling

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FOOD STORAGE; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY (LDA);

REFRIGERATION;

EID: 0036883620     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(01)00108-6     Document Type: Article

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