Computational fluid dynamics in food processing
Since many processes in the food industry involve fluid flow and heat and mass transfer, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) provides a powerful early-stage simulation tool for gaining a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the performance of food processing, allowing engineers to test concepts...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group,
[2019]
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| Edition | Second edition. |
| Series | Contemporary food engineering (Unnumbered)
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| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781351263467 1351263463 9781351263481 135126348X 9781351263474 1351263471 9781351263450 1351263455 9781138568310 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource : color illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Preface; CONTEMPORARY FOOD ENGINEERING; Preface to the Second Edition; Editor; Contributors; Section I : CFD Applications in Cold Chain Facilities; Chapter 1: CFD Aided Retail Cabinets Design; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Retail Cabinet; 1.2.1 Classification; 1.2.1.1 Storage Temperature; 1.2.1.2 Geometry; 1.2.1.3 Refrigeration Equipment; 1.2.1.4 Air Circulation; 1.2.1.5 Energy Consumption; 1.2.2 Standardized Temperature Tests; 1.2.3 Air Curtains; 1.3 Applications of CFD to Display Cabinets.
- 1.3.1 Modeling Product Temperature Distribution1.3.2 Modeling Airflow; 1.3.2.1 Air Curtains; 1.3.2.2 Shelves; 1.3.2.3 Evaporator and Rear Ducts; 1.3.3 Modeling the Influence of Air Humidity; 1.3.4 Modeling Interactions with the Ambient Conditions; 1.3.4.1 Radiation; 1.3.4.2 Ambient Air Movement; 1.3.5 Glass Doors Fogging and Defogging; 1.3.6 Humidification; 1.4 CFD Codes; 1.4.1 Methodology; 1.4.1.1 Preprocessing; 1.4.1.2 Solving; 1.4.1.3 Postprocessing; 1.4.2 Turbulence Models; 1.4.3 Mass Transfer; 1.4.4 Validation; 1.5 Conclusions; References.
- Chapter 2: CFD Optimization of Perturbed Air Curtains for Refrigerated Display Cabinets2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Energy Consumption and Food Safety Aspects of RDC; 2.3 Numerical Modeling; 2.4 Airflow Design and Research Methodology of RDC; 2.5 Aims and Objectives; 2.6 Experimental Setup and Procedure; 2.6.1 Air Curtain Facility; 2.6.2 Non-Intrusive Experimental Facilities; 2.6.2.1 Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV); 2.6.2.2 Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV); 2.6.3 General Features of the Flow Field; 2.7 Numerical Modeling Approaches; 2.7.1 CFD Numerical Modeling.
- 2.7.1.1 Governing Equations and Hypothesis2.7.1.2 Boundary Conditions; 2.7.2 Global Modeling Approach; 2.7.2.1 Governing Equations; 2.7.2.2 Air Curtain Performance; 2.8 Results and Discussion; 2.8.1 Without External Perturbation; 2.8.1.1 Jet Characteristics and Airflow Patterns; 2.8.1.2 Global Exchanges Through Air Curtain; 2.8.2 With External Lateral Flow; 2.8.2.1 Effect of ELF on Airflow Patterns; 2.8.2.2 Turbulence Modeling Performance; 2.8.2.3 Effect of the ELF on the Jet Deflection; 2.8.2.4 Effect of ELF on the Jet Decay; 2.8.2.5 Effect of ELF on the Velocity Profiles.
- 2.8.2.6 Effect of ELF on the Global Exchanges Through Air Curtain2.9 Conclusions; Nomenclature; References; Chapter 3: CFD Modeling to Improve the Performance of Industrial Cooling of Large Beef Carcasses; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Postmortem Metabolism and Meat Quality; 3.3 Beef Carcass Cooling Methods; 3.3.1 Cold Air Cooling; 3.3.2 Spray Cooling; 3.3.3 Vascular Perfusion Cooling; 3.3.4 Cooling Using High Thermal Conductivity Inserts; 3.3.5 Cooling Enhanced by Hot Boning; 3.4 Heat and Mass Transfer Mechanisms during Cold Air Cooling of Beef Carcass; 3.4.1 Surface Heat and Mass Transfer.