Optimization of the humidification of cold stores by pressurized water atomizers based on a multiscale CFD model

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 228-239

  Delele, M A ^a   Schenk, A ^b   Tijskens, E ^a   Ramon, H ^a   Nicolai B M ^a,b   Verboven, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Flanders Centre of Postharvest Technology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CFD; Cold storage; Fruit; Humidification; Lagrangian model; Multiphase flow; Porous media

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATOMIZATION; COLD STORAGE; DIGITAL ARITHMETIC; FLUID DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; FRUIT JUICES; FRUITS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; METEOROLOGY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; POROUS MATERIALS;

CFD; CFD MODELS; CFD SIMULATIONS; COLD STORES; DIRECT MODELS; DISCRETE ELEMENTS; HIGH PRESSURES; HUMIDIFICATION; HUMIDITY DISTRIBUTIONS; LAGRANGIAN MODEL; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLE TRACKING; LOSS COEFFICIENTS; LOW OXYGENS; MOISTURE LOSSES; MULTI-PHASE FLOW MODELS; MULTISCALE; MULTISCALE MODELS; POROUS MEDIA; POROUS MEDIUMS; PRESSURIZED WATERS; QUALITY DEGRADATIONS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; ROOM AIRS; STACKED PRODUCTS; SYSTEM DESIGNS; WATER DROPLETS; WATER PRESSURES;

MOISTURE;

EID: 56349083157     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2008.08.027     Document Type: Article

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