Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling and validation of the temperature distribution in a forced convection oven

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 61-73

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRIC OVENS; FOOD PROCESSING; FORCED CONVECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

FORCED CONVECTION OVENS; TURBULENCE MODEL;

INDUSTRIAL OVENS;

EID: 0343724695     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(99)00133-8     Document Type: Article

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