A CFD modeling system for airflow and heat transfer in ventilated packaging for fresh foods:. II. Computational solution, software development, and model testing

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1048-1058

  Zou, Qian ^a   Opara, Linus U ^b   McKibbin, Robert ^c  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Air flow; CFD software; Forced air cooling; Heat transfer; Model testing; Ventilated packages

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKAGING; POROUS MATERIALS;

AIR FLOW; FORCED-AIR COOLING; MODEL TESTING; PACKAGING SYSTEMS; VENTILATED PACKAGES;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

FOOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKAGING;

EID: 33745379821     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2005.08.043     Document Type: Article

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