Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling of local mean age of air distribution in forced-ventilation food plants

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-103

  Chanteloup, Vivian ^a   Mirade, Pierre Sylvain ^a  

^a UR370 QuaPA   (France)

Author keywords

Age of air; Air velocity; CFD code Fluent; Ventilated food plants; Ventilation efficiency

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUILDINGS; CANNING; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; DYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FOOD PRESERVATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; VENTILATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

BUILDING PERFORMANCE; BUILDING SIMULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) CODES; FOOD PLANTS; INTERNATIONAL (CO); LOCAL MEAN; MEAN AGE OF AIR; NUMERICAL DATA; NUMERICAL STUDIES; SCALAR TRANSPORT EQUATION; STEADY-STATE METHODS; TRANSIENT METHODS; USER DEFINED FUNCTION (UDF); VENTILATION EFFICIENCY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 48749087857     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2008.06.014     Document Type: Article

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