Mathematical modeling of the heat transfer and flow field of liquid refrigerants in a hydrofluidization system with a stationary sphere

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 303-313

  Peralta, Juan M ^a   Rubiolo, Amelia C ^a   Zorrilla, Susana E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

CFD; Flow field; Food; Heat transfer; Hydrofluidization; Jet; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CFD; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUID FLOW; FOOD; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; LIQUID REFRIGERANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; ROUND JETS; SPHERE SURFACES; STAGNATION POINTS; STUDY CASE;

FLOW FIELDS; FREEZING; GAS DYNAMICS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; ORIFICES; REFRIGERANTS; REFRIGERATION; SPHERES; TURBULENCE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77950837356     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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