CFD Modelling of the Thermal Performance of Fruit Packaging Boxes—Influence of Vent-Holes Design
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Physical Model
2.2. Experimental Procedure
2.3. Computational Model
2.4. Mathematical Model
2.5. Simulation Setup
3. Analysis and Discussion of Results
Temperature Distribution within Different Packaging Box Configuration
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Physical Parameters | Fruit Simulator | Polystyrene | Alveoli Tray | Packaging Box Polypropylene |
---|---|---|---|---|
Density (kg/m3) | 1000 | 16 | 930 | 800 |
Thermal conductivity (W/m·K) | 0.550 | 0.040 | 0.180 | 0.150 |
Specific heat capacity (J/kg·K) | 4.198 | 1.210 | 1.340 | 1.200 |
Models | Fruit Simulator | Polystyrene Balls | Alveoli | Packaging Box |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | 279.9 | 278.2 | 278.3 | 278.1 |
B | 278.9 | 278.1 | 278.1 | 278.0 |
C | 281.0 | 278.4 | 278.5 | 278.2 |
R | 279.2 | 278.0 | 278.1 | 278.0 |
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Ilangovan, A.; Curto, J.; Gaspar, P.D.; Silva, P.D.; Alves, N. CFD Modelling of the Thermal Performance of Fruit Packaging Boxes—Influence of Vent-Holes Design. Energies 2021, 14, 7990. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14237990
Ilangovan A, Curto J, Gaspar PD, Silva PD, Alves N. CFD Modelling of the Thermal Performance of Fruit Packaging Boxes—Influence of Vent-Holes Design. Energies. 2021; 14(23):7990. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14237990
Chicago/Turabian StyleIlangovan, Adhiyaman, João Curto, Pedro D. Gaspar, Pedro D. Silva, and Nanci Alves. 2021. "CFD Modelling of the Thermal Performance of Fruit Packaging Boxes—Influence of Vent-Holes Design" Energies 14, no. 23: 7990. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14237990