Description and validation of a computer based refrigeration system simulator

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue , 2012, Pages 53-63

  Eames, I W ^a   Brown, T ^a,b   Evans, J A ^a,b   Maidment, G G ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Food processing; Modelling; Refrigeration

Indexed keywords

ENERGY USAGE; MODELLING; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; STEADY-STATE OPERATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; PROCESSED FOODS; REFRIGERATORS;

REFRIGERATION;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOOD PROCESSING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOFTWARE; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 84860224669     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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