Advances in design and performance evaluation of fresh fruit ventilated distribution packaging : a review

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dc.contributor.authorMukama, Matiaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAmbaw, Alemayehuen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorOpara, Umezuruike Linusen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-02T10:27:42Z
dc.date.available2022-08-02T10:27:42Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-17
dc.descriptionCITATION: Mukama, M. et al. 2020. Advances in design and performance evaluation of fresh fruit ventilated distribution packaging : a review. Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 24. doi:10.1016/j.fpsl.2020.100472en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/food-packaging-and-shelf-lifeen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis review was initiated to realise the state-of-the art in optimising the ventilation and structural requirements of corrugated packaging carton design. Researchers have been using computational methods: computational fluid dynamics, particularly, the finite volume method, to analyse the airflow and heat transfer performances, and computational structural dynamics, particularly, the finite element method, to analyse the loss of compression strength due to vent-holes. Models are validated using actual testing: wind tunnel based forced air cooling system to study the produce cooling kinetics and box compression test machine for the package industry to study the structural dynamics. Studies on the rate and uniformity of produce cooling and the loss of structural strength in corrugated cartons as a function of size, shape, and location of vent-holes are reviewed. Based on experimental data, results show that the loss in strength can range between 10–40 % on addition of vent and hand holes on cartons, and reasonable increase in cooling rates is only achieved with increase in carton face ventilation area only up to 7–8 %. With regards to internal packaging components, increasing awareness of consumers to the environmental degradation of especially disposable plastic packaging means packers and suppliers must devise means to cut back and eventually eliminate plastic packaging from fruit and vegetables.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214289419306519?via%3Dihub
dc.description.versionPublishers versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent16 pages : illustrationsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMukama, M. et al. 2020. Advances in design and performance evaluation of fresh fruit ventilated distribution packaging : a review. Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 24. doi:10.1016/j.fpsl.2020.100472en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2214-2894 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1016/j.fpsl.2020.100472
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/125571
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherPublishers versionen_ZA
dc.rights.holderElsevieren_ZA
dc.subjectPackage designen_ZA
dc.subjectVentilated packagingen_ZA
dc.subjectCarton performance evaluationen_ZA
dc.subjectComputational fluid dynamics (CFD)en_ZA
dc.subjectContainers and packagingen_ZA
dc.titleAdvances in design and performance evaluation of fresh fruit ventilated distribution packaging : a reviewen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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