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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Other Authors Sun, Da-Wen (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2019]
EditionSecond edition.
SeriesContemporary food engineering (Unnumbered)
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781351263467
1351263463
9781351263481
135126348X
9781351263474
1351263471
9781351263450
1351263455
9781138568310
Physical Description1 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.