Combined discrete element and CFD modelling of airflow through random stacking of horticultural products in vented boxes

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-41

  Delele, M A ^a   Tijskens, E ^a   Atalay, Y T ^a   Ho, Q T ^a   Ramon, H ^a   Nicolai B M ^a   Verboven, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Airflow; Computational fluid dynamics; Cooling; Discrete element method; Numerical simulation; Porous media

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; POROUS MATERIALS;

HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS; SPHERICAL PRODUCTS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 44649127311     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2008.03.026     Document Type: Article

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