Three dimensional modeling on airflow, heat and mass transfer in partially impermeable enclosure containing agricultural produce during natural convective cooling

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2136-2149

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

^a BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Air flow; Heat mass transfer; Natural convection; Partially impermeable; Porous medium

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COOLING; MASS TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; POROUS MATERIALS;

IMPERMEABLE ENCLOSURE; MOISTURE TRANSFER; VELOCITY VECTORS;

FLOW OF GASES;

AGRICULTURE; CONVECTION; COOLING; GAS FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 34247520923     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2006.12.018     Document Type: Article

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