Towards integrated performance evaluation of future packaging for fresh produce in the cold chain
Highlights•Packaging is a cost-effective, flexible way to improve fresh-produce cold
chains.•Complex trade-offs in package design ask for an integrated performance …
chains.•Complex trade-offs in package design ask for an integrated performance …
Design of packaging vents for cooling fresh horticultural produce
This review focuses on the design of vents in packages used for handling horticulture
produce. The studies on vent designs that are conducted to obtain fundamental …
produce. The studies on vent designs that are conducted to obtain fundamental …
Optimization of heat transfer enhancement and pumping power of a heat exchanger tube using nanofluid with gradient and multi-layered porous foams
Nanofluids and porous inserts are two traditional methods of enhancing heat transfer.
Porous media improve heat transfer along with increasing the pressure drop. This study …
Porous media improve heat transfer along with increasing the pressure drop. This study …
Digital twins enable the quantification of the trade-offs in maintaining citrus quality and marketability in the refrigerated supply chain
Supply chains of fresh fruit must maintain a very narrow window of hygrothermal conditions
after harvest. Any excursions outside this range can markedly lower the consumer …
after harvest. Any excursions outside this range can markedly lower the consumer …
Analysis of airflow and heat transfer inside fruit packed refrigerated shipping container: Part I–Model development and validation
This paper developed and validated a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) model of airflow
and produce cooling inside a fully loaded refrigerated shipping container (reefer) based on …
and produce cooling inside a fully loaded refrigerated shipping container (reefer) based on …
A review of computational fluid dynamics for forced-air cooling process
CJ Zhao, JW Han, XT Yang, JP Qian, BL Fan - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Optimizing the design of fresh produce packaging is vital for ensuring that future food cold
chains are more energy efficient and for improving produce quality by avoiding chilling …
chains are more energy efficient and for improving produce quality by avoiding chilling …
A review of numerical models of airflow in refrigerated food applications
NJ Smale, J Moureh, G Cortella - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2006 - Elsevier
Temperature homogeneity in most food refrigeration systems is directly governed by the
airflow patterns in the system. Numerical modelling of airflow provides an opportunity to …
airflow patterns in the system. Numerical modelling of airflow provides an opportunity to …
Forced-convective cooling of citrus fruit: cooling conditions and energy consumption in relation to package design
The performance of an existing container for orange fruit and two new designs, stacked on a
pallet, has been evaluated for forced-convective precooling using computational fluid …
pallet, has been evaluated for forced-convective precooling using computational fluid …
The role of horticultural carton vent hole design on cooling efficiency and compression strength: A multi-parameter approach
Forced-air cooling (FAC) is used to rapidly remove the field heat of horticultural produce to
better preserve quality. Cartons are ventilated to promote uniform cooling of the packed …
better preserve quality. Cartons are ventilated to promote uniform cooling of the packed …
Studying airflow and heat transfer characteristics of a horticultural produce packaging system using a 3-D CFD model. Part I: Model development and validation
A 3-D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of airflow and heat transfer processes
within packed horticultural produce was developed. The model included explicit geometries …
within packed horticultural produce was developed. The model included explicit geometries …