Dynamic modelling of refrigerated truck chambers

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Autor(a) principal: Pitarma, R. A.
Data de Publicação: 2004
Outros Autores: Gaspar, Pedro Dinis, Carvalho, Milano Gadelha
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/7254
Resumo: A refrigerated truck chamber is always under variable conditions. Not only weather changes but also loading and unloading processes can make the chamber behaviour dependent on time. A prediction of relevant properties distributions (velocity, temperature and relative humidity) in refrigerated chambers requires the simultaneous solution, by an iteration process, of the three-dimensional non-linear differential equations for the momentum and heat/mass transport. Basically, these two transport phenomena are coupled by the buoyancy force due to natural convection. However, especially for non-steady state thermal conditions, the high computations times become unattractive the simultaneous integration. For the majority of refrigerated truck chambers, in which the air flow is mainly dominated by forced convection, the equations can be decoupled and the two transport phenomena can be treated separately. Therefore, in the case of dynamic (transient) simulation, this strategy makes the problem much simpler and can strongly reduce the computation time. In this study the simulation method described here was applied in a case study modelling (steady and transient) and was validated by measurements taken from an experimental reduced-scale model.
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spelling Dynamic modelling of refrigerated truck chambersRefrigerated chambersDynamic modellingExperimental validationA refrigerated truck chamber is always under variable conditions. Not only weather changes but also loading and unloading processes can make the chamber behaviour dependent on time. A prediction of relevant properties distributions (velocity, temperature and relative humidity) in refrigerated chambers requires the simultaneous solution, by an iteration process, of the three-dimensional non-linear differential equations for the momentum and heat/mass transport. Basically, these two transport phenomena are coupled by the buoyancy force due to natural convection. However, especially for non-steady state thermal conditions, the high computations times become unattractive the simultaneous integration. For the majority of refrigerated truck chambers, in which the air flow is mainly dominated by forced convection, the equations can be decoupled and the two transport phenomena can be treated separately. Therefore, in the case of dynamic (transient) simulation, this strategy makes the problem much simpler and can strongly reduce the computation time. In this study the simulation method described here was applied in a case study modelling (steady and transient) and was validated by measurements taken from an experimental reduced-scale model.uBibliorumPitarma, R. A.Gaspar, Pedro DinisCarvalho, Milano Gadelha2019-10-15T10:03:59Z20042004-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/7254eng1-85312-705-110.2495/HT040411info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-12-15T09:46:29Zoai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/7254Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T00:47:48.966727Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Dynamic modelling of refrigerated truck chambers
spellingShingle Dynamic modelling of refrigerated truck chambers
Pitarma, R. A.
Refrigerated chambers
Dynamic modelling
Experimental validation
title_short Dynamic modelling of refrigerated truck chambers
title_full Dynamic modelling of refrigerated truck chambers
title_fullStr Dynamic modelling of refrigerated truck chambers
title_full_unstemmed Dynamic modelling of refrigerated truck chambers
title_sort Dynamic modelling of refrigerated truck chambers
author Pitarma, R. A.
author_facet Pitarma, R. A.
Gaspar, Pedro Dinis
Carvalho, Milano Gadelha
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author2 Gaspar, Pedro Dinis
Carvalho, Milano Gadelha
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pitarma, R. A.
Gaspar, Pedro Dinis
Carvalho, Milano Gadelha
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Refrigerated chambers
Dynamic modelling
Experimental validation
topic Refrigerated chambers
Dynamic modelling
Experimental validation
description A refrigerated truck chamber is always under variable conditions. Not only weather changes but also loading and unloading processes can make the chamber behaviour dependent on time. A prediction of relevant properties distributions (velocity, temperature and relative humidity) in refrigerated chambers requires the simultaneous solution, by an iteration process, of the three-dimensional non-linear differential equations for the momentum and heat/mass transport. Basically, these two transport phenomena are coupled by the buoyancy force due to natural convection. However, especially for non-steady state thermal conditions, the high computations times become unattractive the simultaneous integration. For the majority of refrigerated truck chambers, in which the air flow is mainly dominated by forced convection, the equations can be decoupled and the two transport phenomena can be treated separately. Therefore, in the case of dynamic (transient) simulation, this strategy makes the problem much simpler and can strongly reduce the computation time. In this study the simulation method described here was applied in a case study modelling (steady and transient) and was validated by measurements taken from an experimental reduced-scale model.
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