Airflow pattern and temperature distribution in a typical refrigerated truck configuration loaded with pallets

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 464-474

  Moureh, J ^a   Flick, D ^b  

^a Irstea   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Air distribution; Modelling; Pallet; Refrigerated transport; Temperature variation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT FLUX; KINEMATICS; PALLETS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENT FLOW; VENTILATION;

AIR DISTRIBUTION; REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT; REFRIGERATED VEHICLE ENCLOSURE (RVE); TEMPERATURE VARIATION;

REFRIGERATOR TRUCKS;

EID: 3042764010     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2004.03.003     Document Type: Article

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