Two- and three-dimensional CFD applied to vertical display cabinets simulation

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 178-190

  D'Agaro, Paola ^a   Cortella, Giovanni ^a,b   Croce, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b IIR Commission B1   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air; CFD; Display cabinet; Flow; Frozen food; Modelling; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DISPLAY CABINETS; FLOWS; FROZEN FOOD; MODELING;

AIR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FOOD PRODUCTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

REFRIGERATING MACHINERY;

EID: 33244483611     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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