Drying is one of the most complex and energy-consuming chemical unit operations. R&D
efforts in drying technology have skyrocketed in the past decades, as new drivers emerged …

Computational fluid dynamics (cfd) is a simulation tool, which uses powerful computer and
applied mathematics to model fluid flow situations for the prediction of heat, mass and …

Numerical modelling technology offers an efficient and powerful tool for simulating the
heating/cooling processes in the food industry. The use of numerical methods such as finite …

The challenge of maintaining both quality and safety in the thermal processing of foods
results from the degradation of heat-sensitive quality attributes during processing. The editor …

Optimisation of package design for citrus fruit is required to increase the throughput, by
reducing the precooling time, and to enhance fruit quality by providing fast and uniform …

Powerful computational tools such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD) have now
replaced the classic method of numerical analysis of drying processes based on …

A numerical simulation of heat and mass transfer of a cylindrical shaped cooked meat within
an air-blast chiller is carried out to predict its cooling rate and weight loss during chilling …

The implementation of early-stage simulation tools, specifically computational fluid dynamics
(CFD), is an international and interdisciplinary trend that allows engineers to computer-test …

An experimental and numerical study for the drying process of a solid food, Chilean papaya
slices, was carried out in a range of air temperatures from 40 to 80° C. The unsteady …

The performance of several steady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes turbulence models
and boundary-layer modelling approaches is evaluated for a single sphere, by comparison …