The use of CFD to characterize and design post-harvest storage facilities : past, present and future
Date
2012
Authors
Ambaw, A.
Delele, M. A.
Defraeye, T.
Ho, Q. T.
Opara, Umezuruike Linus
Nicolai, B. M.
Verboven, P.
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Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
There has long been an interest on the use of mathematical models for optimization of post-harvest
refrigeration systems operation and design. These mathematical models are applied to predict the biophysical
phenomena that take place during post-harvest handling of horticultural products. CFD has
now become feasible to investigate the flow, heat and mass transfer processes in such details that include
complex aspects such as product stacking, gas diffusion and kinetics, and droplet or particle dispersion.
This review paper summarizes the advances in the application of CFD applied to post-harvest storage of
horticultural products. Due to the geometrical complexity of post-harvest products, packages and systems
and limitations due semi-empirical models for turbulence and porous media, new strategies using
multiscale methods are starting to be successful.
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Keywords
Horticultural products -- Transportation, Post-harvest storage facilities, Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) models, Fruit storage
Citation
Ambaw, A. et al. 2012. The use of CFD to characterize and design post-harvest storage facilities: Past, present and future. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.