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PRESSURE AND VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION FOR AIR FLOW THROUGH FRUITS PACKED IN SHIPPING CONTAINERS USING POROUS MEDIA FLOW ANALYSIS.

Author(s) : TALBOT M. T., OLIVER C. C., GAFFNEY J. J.

Summary

A COMMERCIAL FINITE ELEMENT SOLUTION PACKAGE WAS USED TO DETERMINE PRESSURE AND VELOCITY DISTRIBUTIONS OF AIR FLOW THROUGH A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ORANGE CARTON USING A POROUS MEDIA FLOW ANALYSIS. TO VERIFY THE ANALYSIS, AN INDIRECT METHOD OF COMPARISON WAS DEVELOPED. THE EXPERIMENTAL AND PREDICTED TEMPERATURE RESPONSES FOR 12 TESTS WERE COMPARED. ALTHOUGH SEVERAL AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT WERE NOTED, THE POROUS MEDIA FLOW ANALYSIS WAS FOUND TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE INFORMATION IF VARIABLE POROSITY WITHIN THE ORANGE CARTON WAS CONSIDERED.

Details

  • Original title: PRESSURE AND VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION FOR AIR FLOW THROUGH FRUITS PACKED IN SHIPPING CONTAINERS USING POROUS MEDIA FLOW ANALYSIS.
  • Record ID : 1991-1193
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1990
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 96; n. 1; 406-417; 11 fig.; 2 tabl.; 19 ref.; discuss.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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