Effectiveness and optimum jet velocity for a plane jet air curtain used to restrict cold room infiltration

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 692-699

  Foster, A M ^a   Swain, M J ^a   Barrett, R ^a   D'Agaro, P ^b   James, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air; Air curtain; Cold room; Efficiency; Jet; Optimization; Speed

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EFFICIENCY; INFILTRATION; JET AIRCRAFT; OPTIMIZATION; SPEED;

COLD ROOM; COLD STORE; JET VELOCITY; SAFETY FACTORS;

AIR CURTAINS;

EID: 33745037992     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2005.12.011     Document Type: Article

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