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Numerical Study of the Impact on Cooling Behaviour of Vent-Holes Design of Fruit Packaging Boxes

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dc.contributor.authorCurto, João Paulo
dc.contributor.authorIlangovan, Adhiyaman
dc.contributor.authorGaspar, Pedro Dinis
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Pedro Dinho da
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Nanci
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-23T15:40:04Z
dc.date.available2024-01-23T15:40:04Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractFruit packaging is highly impactful in temperature and humidity distribution for post-harvest fresh fruit cooling and conservation. It is also the most flexible part on fruit production and should be able to increase shelf-life by deterring adverse conditions. However, packaging thermal performance during cold storage where it is displayed to the internal airflow is influenced by the size and position of vent-holes. In this study airflow inside the fruit box and fruits thermal behaviour are evaluated in order to determine differences between three prototype package models. Models differ from each other by the holes' configuration and size. Furthermore, models' performance is compared to a commercially available box of similar dimensions. Experimental tests were carried out in three stacked boxes, equipped with temperature and humidity sensors, and placed inside a refrigeration chamber with forced air cooling. Packaging box CFD models of each prototype wall were developed to predict the airflow and heat transfer during storage in a refrigeration chamber. Models predictions were validated by experiments results. According with simulation results, all prototypes have better thermal performance than the commercial model. However, significant performance differences between prototype walls were found. Fewer, larger and strategically distributed vent-holes allow a better result in terms of temperature homogeneity inside the box and significant reduction in fruit cooling times.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study is within the activities of project “Pack2Life – High performance packaging”, project IDT in consortium n.º 33792, call n.º 03/SI/2017, Ref. POCI-01-0247-FEDER033792, promoted by COMPETE 2020 and co-funded by FEDER within Portugal 2020. The authors thank the opportunity and financial support to carry on this project to Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) and R&D Unit "Centre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technologies" (C-MAST), under project UIDB/00151/2020.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.23967/wccm-eccomas.2020.249pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/14119
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisher14th WCCM-ECCOMAS Congress 2020pt_PT
dc.relationCentre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technologies
dc.subjectPackaging boxes designpt_PT
dc.subjectAirflow and thermal performancept_PT
dc.subjectShelf-life extensionpt_PT
dc.subjectComputational Fluid Dynamicspt_PT
dc.subjectExperimental testspt_PT
dc.subjectParametric studypt_PT
dc.titleNumerical Study of the Impact on Cooling Behaviour of Vent-Holes Design of Fruit Packaging Boxespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleCentre for Mechanical and Aerospace Science and Technologies
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F00151%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.title14th WCCM-ECCOMAS Congress 2020pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
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person.familyNameGaspar
person.familyNameSilva
person.givenNameJoão Paulo
person.givenNameAdhiyaman
person.givenNamePedro Dinis
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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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