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CFD Modelling of the Thermal Performance of Fruit Packaging Boxes - Influence of Vent-Holes Design

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dc.contributor.authorIlangovan, Adhiyaman
dc.contributor.authorCurto, João Paulo
dc.contributor.authorGaspar, Pedro Dinis
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Pedro Dinho da
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Nanci
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-28T10:25:39Z
dc.date.available2022-03-28T10:25:39Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe shelf life of perishable products depends mainly on the conservation of air temperature. Packaging boxes are usually used to accommodate food products during cold storage and transport and/or display. The design of the vent-holes of the packaging box must promote cold airflow and remove the field heat of the produce after harvest at a short time. This study describes the influence of the vent-holes design and its performance during cold storage. The cooling performance of the different packaging boxes is evaluated experimentally and numerically using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Three new packaging box configurations with the same size but different vent-holes design (size, shape and position) and a reference box are modelled. The transient three-dimensional CFD model predicts the airflow pattern and temperature distribution within the different packaging boxes. The best thermal performance packaging achieved a fruit model temperature 1.5 K to 5 K lower than the other configurations at the end of 8 h of cooling. These predictions allow the development of new packaging box designs that promote the shelf-life extension of perishable products.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/en14237990pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/12118
dc.language.isoporpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relationCentre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technologies
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCFD Modellingpt_PT
dc.subjectThermal Performancept_PT
dc.subjectFruit Packaging Boxes;pt_PT
dc.subjectVent-Holes Designpt_PT
dc.titleCFD Modelling of the Thermal Performance of Fruit Packaging Boxes - Influence of Vent-Holes Designpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.awardTitleCentre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technologies
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F00151%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.issue23pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage7990pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEnergiespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume14pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
person.familyNameCurto
person.familyNameGaspar
person.familyNameSilva
person.givenNameJoão Paulo
person.givenNamePedro Dinis
person.givenNamePedro
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person.identifier.ridA-6638-2016
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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