Sensitivity analysis of a CFD modelling system for airflow and heat transfer of fresh food packaging: Inlet air flow velocity and inside-package configurations

International Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Opara, Linus U ^a   Zou, Qian ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Airflow; CFD modeling; Fruit temperature; Heat transfer; Sensitivity analysis; Ventilated packaging

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; FOOD PROCESSING; HEAT TRANSFER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CFD MODELING; FRUIT TEMPERATURE; VENTILATED PACKAGING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 35948970655     PISSN: 15563758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1556-3758.1263     Document Type: Review

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