Numerical and experimental investigations on the use of mist flow process in refrigerated display cabinets

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 203-219

  Moureh, J ^a   Letang, G ^a   Palvadeau, B ^a   Boisson, H ^b  

^a Irstea   (France)

^b IMFT   (France)

Author keywords

Air; Display cabinet; Evaporative system; Experiment; Mist formation; Modelling; Performance; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

AIR CURTAINS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DOORS; DROP FORMATION; DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW; WOODWORKING;

AIR; DISPLAY CABINET; EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM; EXPERIMENT; MIST FORMATION; MODELLING; PERFORMANCE;

DROPS;

AGERATINA RIPARIA;

EID: 59249095049     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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