Analysis of food freezing by slot jet impingement

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1188-1196

  Jafari, M ^a   Alavi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Freezing time; Heat transfer; Numerical simulation; Stagnation point; Turbulence model

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FREEZING; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS); TURBULENCE MODELS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ENERGY EQUATION; FREEZING TIME; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; REYNOLDS STRESS MODELS; SLOT JET IMPINGEMENT; STAGNATION POINTS; TURBULENT AIR FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 42149165087     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.1188.1196     Document Type: Article

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