Investigating the Effects of Table Grape Package Components and Stacking on Airflow, Heat and Mass Transfer Using 3-D CFD Modelling

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2571-2585

  Delele, Mulugeta A ^a   Ngcobo, Mduduzi E K ^a,b   Opara, Umezuruike Linus ^a   Meyer, Chris J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Perishable Products Export Control Board   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Airflow; CFD; Heat and mass transfer; Packaging; Plastic liner; Table grape

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; PACKAGING COMPONENTS; PLASTIC LINER; PRESSURE LOSS COEFFICIENT; TABLE GRAPES; WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENT;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONDENSATION; COOLING; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE CONTROL; POROUS MATERIALS;

PACKAGING;

VITACEAE;

EID: 84881544646     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-012-0895-5     Document Type: Article

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