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A PARAMETRIC STUDY OF ECONOMICAL ENERGY USAGE IN FREEZING TUNNELS.

Author(s) : HARRISON M. A., BISHOP P. J.

Summary

AN ACTUAL FREEZING TUNNEL AT A CITRUS PROCESSING PLANT WAS STUDIED EXPERIMENTALLY TO DETERMINE ITS OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS, AND A TEMPERATURE PROFILE OF CONCENTRATE ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TUNNEL WAS OBTAINED. A COMPUTER MODEL WAS DEVELOPED, AND PREDICTED TEMPERATURE PROFILES WERE COMPARED TO EXPERIMENTAL DATA. A PARAMETRIC STUDY WAS PERFORMED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF THE BED VELOCITY, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE, INTERNAL FAN LOADS, AND CAN SPACING ON THE TUNNEL BED. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT A FACTOR, K, DEFINED HERE AS THE RATIO OF FAN WORK DIVIDED BY THE USEFUL REFRIGERATION EFFECT, WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT INDICATOR OF ECONOMICAL ENERGY USAGE.

Details

  • Original title: A PARAMETRIC STUDY OF ECONOMICAL ENERGY USAGE IN FREEZING TUNNELS.
  • Record ID : 1985-2071
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1984
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 90; n. 1A; 17-29; 8 fig.; 2 tabl.; 10 ref.; discuss.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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