Simulation of Transport Phenomena during Natural Convection Cooling of Bagged Potatoes in Cold Storage, Part I: Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-45

  Chourasia, M K ^a   Goswami, T K ^b  

^a BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COOLING; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER;

PERMEABLE BOUNDARIES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL AIRFLOW; VERTICAL AXIS;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

ALLIUM CEPA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33646187507     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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