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Nel M, Goedhals-Gerber LL, van Dyk E. A comparison of different technologies to improve temperature control in refrigerated containers: A table grape export case. Heliyon 2024; 10:e25988. [PMID: 38404808 PMCID: PMC10884429 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Purpose Table grapes are exported in refrigerated (reefer) containers owing to their temperature sensitivity. Previous studies have found that insufficient airflow around pallets of fruit cause hotspots in reefer containers, which could negatively affect fruit quality. This study compared the efficacy of two technologies fitted inside reefer containers to improve airflow for table grape shipments. Method Ambient and pulp temperature sensors were inserted in two shipments of three containers each; each shipment had one container fitted with airflow Technology 1, one fitted with airflow Technology 2, and a control container. Sensors were placed in cartons in the top, middle and bottom layers of six pallets per container to obtain the ambient and pulp temperature profiles of table grapes along the export cold chain from the cold store in South Africa until the destination distribution centre in the Netherlands. Descriptive statistics and two-way ANOVA tests were used to analyse the datasets. Findings The largest number of temperature breaks and the longest temperature breaks were recorded in the control containers. Overall, the containers fitted with airflow technologies fared better than the control containers. The containers fitted with Technology 2 performed marginally better than those fitted with Technology 1. However, the sample size of this study was too small to draw definitive conclusions. Further research with larger sample sizes is required for more definitive results. Originality This article identifies areas along the table grape export cold chain where temperature deviations occur more frequently and links the temperature deviations to product quality. It also ascertains which airflow technologies can help to limit the deterioration of product quality and cut financial losses.
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- Margot Nel
- Department of Logistics, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Logistics, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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Pattanaik S, Jenamani M. Identifying the cooling heterogeneity and quality decay of Indian mangoes during cold chain export by multiphysics modeling. J FOOD PROCESS ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.14250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Swati Pattanaik
- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal India
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal India
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Combining experiments and mechanistic modeling to compare ventilated packaging types for strawberries from farm to retailer. Food Packag Shelf Life 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2022.100944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Defraeye T, Lukasse L, Shrivastava C, Verreydt C, Schemminger J, Cronjé P, Berry T. Is there a systematic hidden 'hot spot' in refrigerated containers filled with fresh food in ventilated packaging? Trends Food Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2022.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chen Q, Qian J, Yang H, Wu W. Sustainable food cold chain logistics: From microenvironmental monitoring to global impact. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2022; 21:4189-4209. [PMID: 35904269 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Food cold chain logistics (FCCL) is a systematic engineering process involving the use of a low-temperature environment to maintain the quality and safety of perishable food and reduce food loss and waste (FLW). From a mechanism perspective, FCCL must balance resource costs for a required level of food quality and safety with the costs of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In the context of global warming, the sustainability trade-off between FLW and environmental impact has recently become an important topic in research on efficient, green FCCL. This is mainly reflected in technological innovation, management optimization, and policy responses. With a focus on three levels (micro, meso, macro), this review analyzes current research areas and the gaps and challenges of FCCL in microenvironmental monitoring, life cycle assessment (LCA), and global impact. Future trends pertaining to FCCL in technology, management, and industry and sustainable development are also summarized. Future trends involving sustainable FCCL must be intelligent, systematic, and low carbon. Industry empowerment through next-generation information technologies (e.g., IoT, AI, big data, blockchain) will promote the multidimensional perception, real-time information transmission, and sustainable control of microenvironmental monitoring, as well as support LCA management transformation from fragmentation to system integration. From a macro level, due to the serious global loss of perishable food, the FCCL scale demand is growing greatly, causing a huge environmental burden. Global cooperation, low-carbon consensus, and appropriate policies will become the basis for promoting sustainable FCCL development.
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- Qian Chen
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Remote Sensing (AGRIRS), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Remote Sensing (AGRIRS), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Remote Sensing (AGRIRS), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Remote Sensing (AGRIRS), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zeng Z, Jiang Y, Ma C, Chen J, Zhang X, Lin J, Liu Y, Guo J. Numerical Analysis on Heat Characteristics of the Ventilation Basket for Fresh Tea Leaves. Foods 2022; 11:foods11152178. [PMID: 35892763 PMCID: PMC9330920 DOI: 10.3390/foods11152178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Plastic baskets are commonly used as containers for fresh tea leaves during storage and transport after harvest. Nevertheless, there are significant challenges in controlling the core temperature of the basket since fresh tea leaves still maintain a certain degree of respiration after being harvested, with extremely high temperatures being the major factor for the color change of fresh tea leaves. A numerical model was developed to improve the temperature control of the plastic basket, by which the influence of different structural parameters on the core temperature in the plastic baskets with fresh tea leaves was analyzed. The accuracy of the model in predicting airflow and temperature distributions was validated against experimental data. The maximum RMSE was 1.158 °C and the maximum MRE was 5.410% between the simulated and test temperature value. The maximum deviation between the simulated velocity and test velocity was 0.11 m/s, the maximum RE was 29.05% and the maximum SD was 0.024. The results show that a plastic basket with a ventilation duct efficiently decreased the temperature of the fresh tea leaves and significantly affected the heat transfer between the fresh tea leaves and the ambient air compared to the plastic basket without a ventilation duct. Furthermore, the effect on the heat transfer was further expanded by the use of a plastic basket with a ventilation duct when the plastic baskets were stacked. The maximum temperature differences were 0.52 and 0.40 according to the stacked and single-layer products, respectively. The ambient temperature and the bulk density of the fresh tea leaves have a significant influence on the core temperature.
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- Zhixiong Zeng
- College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.Z.); (Y.J.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.L.)
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 525000, China
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- College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.Z.); (Y.J.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.L.)
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- Tea Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China;
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- College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.Z.); (Y.J.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.L.)
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- College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.Z.); (Y.J.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.L.)
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- College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.Z.); (Y.J.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.L.)
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- College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.Z.); (Y.J.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.L.)
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 525000, China
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- College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.Z.); (Y.J.); (J.C.); (X.Z.); (J.L.); (Y.L.)
- Maoming Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 525000, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +86-020-8528-2860
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Ambaw A, Mukama M, Fadiji T, Opara UL. Fresh fruit packaging design verification through virtual prototyping technique. Food Packag Shelf Life 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2022.100858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Berry TM, Defraeye T, Shrivastava C, Ambaw A, Coetzee C, Opara UL. Designing Ventilated Packaging for the Fresh Produce Cold Chain. FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2022.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tegenaw PD, Verboven P, Vanierschot M. Numerical and experimental study of airflow resistance across an array of sliced food items during drying. J FOOD ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2021.110739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Navrátil P, Pekař L, Matušů R, Song M, Gao Q, Kandala SS, Kadlčík O. Experimental Investigation and Control of a Hot-Air Tunnel with Improved Performance and Energy Saving. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:16194-16215. [PMID: 34179665 PMCID: PMC8223437 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The paper is focused on the identification, control design, and experimental verification of a two-input two-output hot-air laboratory apparatus representing a small-scale version of appliances widely used in the industry. A decentralized multivariable controller design is proposed, satisfying control-loop decoupling and measurable disturbance rejection. The proposed inverted or equivalent noninverted decoupling controllers serve for the rejection of cross-interactions in controlled loops, whereas open-loop antidisturbance members satisfy the absolute invariance to the disturbances. Explicit controller-structure design formulae are derived, and their equivalence to other decoupling schemes is proven. Three tuning rules are used to set primary controller parameters, which are further discretized. All the control responses are simulated in the Matlab/Simulink environment. In the experimental part, two data-acquisition, communication, and control interfaces are set up. Namely, a programmable logic controller and a computer equipped with the peripheral component interconnect card commonly used in industrial practice are implemented. A simple supervisory control and data acquisition human-machine interface via the Control Web environment is developed. The laboratory experiments prove better temperature control performance measured by integral criteria by 35.3%, less energy consumption by up to 6%, and control effort of mechanical actuator parts by up to 17.1% for our method compared to the coupled or disturbance-ignoring design in practice. It was also observed that the use of a programmable logic controller gives better performance measures for both temperature and air-flow control.
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- Pavel Navrátil
- Department
of Automation and Control Engineering, Faculty of Applied Informatics, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Nad Stráněmi 4511, 760 05 Zlín Czech Republic
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- Department
of Automation and Control Engineering, Faculty of Applied Informatics, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Nad Stráněmi 4511, 760 05 Zlín Czech Republic
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- Centre
for Security, Information and Advanced Technologies (CEBIA−Tech),
Faculty of Applied Informatics, Tomas Bata
University in Zlín, Nad Stráněmi 4511, 760
05, 760 01 Zlín, Czech
Republic
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- Department
of Energy and Power Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Engine East Building 125, Beijing 100081, China
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- School
of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology Schenzhen, Xili University Town, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department
of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University
of Calgary, Energy, Environment
and Experiential Learning Building, 750 Campus Dr NW, Calgary AB T2N 4H9, Canada
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- TEAZ
s.r.o., tř. Tomáše
Bati č. p. 1658, Otrokovice 765 02, Czech Republic
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Ambaw A, Fadiji T, Opara UL. Thermo-Mechanical Analysis in the Fresh Fruit Cold Chain: A Review on Recent Advances. Foods 2021; 10:foods10061357. [PMID: 34208183 PMCID: PMC8230901 DOI: 10.3390/foods10061357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In agro-food research and industry, mathematical models are being used to develop and optimize preharvest and postharvest operations, and their use has grown exponentially over the last decade. Generally, transport phenomena (such as airflow, heat, and mass transfer) during the cooling of horticultural products are complex; therefore, the use of computational modeling techniques is a valid alternative to expensive and difficult experiments because computers continuously become more powerful and less expensive, the software is readily available, and once a model is validated, it is a versatile tool to evaluate the effects of the operating and design parameters involved. In this review, thermo-mechanical modeling studies during postharvest handling are overviewed regarding the experimental, analytical, and computational approaches. The airflow, cooling kinetics, cooling uniformity, and the material and mechanical safety behavior of fresh fruit packaging boxes will be analyzed. Current concerns, challenges, and opportunities are discussed.
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- Alemayehu Ambaw
- SARChI Postharvest Technology Research Laboratory, Africa Institute for Postharvest Technology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa; (A.A.); (T.F.)
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- SARChI Postharvest Technology Research Laboratory, Africa Institute for Postharvest Technology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa; (A.A.); (T.F.)
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- SARChI Postharvest Technology Research Laboratory, Africa Institute for Postharvest Technology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa; (A.A.); (T.F.)
- UNESCO International Centre for Biotechnology, Nsukka 410001, Enugu State, Nigeria
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +27-21-808-4064
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Liu Y, Liu L, Zhao Y, Zheng Z, Dang J, Lü Y, Zha L, Luo H. Heat and mass transfer in refrigerated container used for tomatoes' transportation—Numerical and laboratory investigation. J FOOD PROCESS ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.13671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yajiao Liu
- Defense Engineering Institute, Academy of Military Sciences Beijing China
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- Defense Engineering Institute, Academy of Military Sciences Beijing China
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- Defense Engineering Institute, Academy of Military Sciences Beijing China
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- Defense Engineering Institute, Academy of Military Sciences Beijing China
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- Defense Engineering Institute, Academy of Military Sciences Beijing China
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- Defense Engineering Institute, Academy of Military Sciences Beijing China
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- Defense Engineering Institute, Academy of Military Sciences Beijing China
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- Defense Engineering Institute, Academy of Military Sciences Beijing China
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Evaluation of the airflow characteristics, cooling kinetics and quality keeping performances of various internal plastic liners in pomegranate fruit packaging. Food Packag Shelf Life 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2020.100585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Mukama M, Ambaw A, Opara UL. Thermophysical properties of fruit—a review with reference to postharvest handling. JOURNAL OF FOOD MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11694-020-00536-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ajani CK, Zhu Z, Sun DW. Recent advances in multiscale CFD modelling of cooling processes and systems for the agrifood industry. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2020; 61:2455-2470. [PMID: 32880478 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1809992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Spoilage of agrifood produce is a major issue in the industry. Cooling is an effective technique for extending the shelf life of fresh agrifood produce to minimize spoilage. Due to the practical inability of directly solving the wide spatial and temporal scales in large industrial agrifood cooling systems, the porous medium approach is mostly used. However, improvements of current porous medium models and modeling across much wider scales are needed to better understand the multiscale cooling process and system problems. Recently, as a result of increased computational capacity, multiscale computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling approaches have been developed to tackle some of these challenges. The associated problems and applications of CFD in the design and process optimization of cooling processes and systems at different scales are considered. CFD solution and scale bridging techniques relevant for handling multiscale cooling processes and systems problems are discussed. Innovative applications of various CFD modeling techniques at different scales in cooling processes and systems are reviewed. CFD modeling techniques can be used to handle multiscale cooling process and system problems. Lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is a potentially viable discrete modeling technique for complimentary usages alongside current continuum techniques in future multiscale CFD modeling. The multiscale CFD modeling paradigm can overcome the computational resource limitations associated with the direct modeling approach and enhance model extension across wider spatial and temporal scales. Information from multiscale CFD could be used to improve the accuracy of current porous medium models, and thus the design of more efficient cooling systems.
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- Clement Kehinde Ajani
- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.,Academy of Contemporary Food Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, China.,Engineering and Technological Research Centre of Guangdong Province on Intelligent Sensing and Process Control of Cold Chain Foods, Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Intelligent Cold Chain Logistics Equipment for Agricultural Products, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.,Academy of Contemporary Food Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, China.,Engineering and Technological Research Centre of Guangdong Province on Intelligent Sensing and Process Control of Cold Chain Foods, Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Intelligent Cold Chain Logistics Equipment for Agricultural Products, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.,Academy of Contemporary Food Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, China.,Engineering and Technological Research Centre of Guangdong Province on Intelligent Sensing and Process Control of Cold Chain Foods, Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Intelligent Cold Chain Logistics Equipment for Agricultural Products, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou, China.,Food Refrigeration and Computerized Food Technology (FRCFT), Agriculture and Food Science Centre, University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Duan Y, Wang GB, Fawole OA, Verboven P, Zhang XR, Wu D, Opara UL, Nicolai B, Chen K. Postharvest precooling of fruit and vegetables: A review. Trends Food Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2020.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mukama M, Ambaw A, Opara UL. Advances in design and performance evaluation of fresh fruit ventilated distribution packaging: A review. Food Packag Shelf Life 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fpsl.2020.100472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Wang G, Zhang X. Evaluation and optimization of air-based precooling for higher postharvest quality: literature review and interdisciplinary perspective. FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/fqsafe/fyaa012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Precooling is of significant importance for postharvest fruits and vegetables to control the quality degradation and prolong the shelf-life. Current precooling methods include room cooling, forced-air cooling, hydrocooling, vacuum cooling, contact or package icing, and cryogenic cooling, all of which have their advantages and disadvantages. The first two methods with the cooling medium of air are extensively used because of the wide applicable range of fruits and vegetables. Numerous studies have been devoted to cope with the drawbacks of these two air-based precooling methods with various evaluation criteria and optimization methods. A systematic literature review on these studies is firstly conducted with respect to experimental and numerical investigations respectively for the two methods. The main contributions from the previous studies are also summarized respectively with the research objectives and performance metrics. The literature review indicates that the current performance evaluation is limited to apparent parameters and the optimal design is only proposed based on the performance evaluation and comparison. Furthermore, with inspiration from the research in other domains, a scheme of advanced evaluation and optimization for air-based precooling methods is proposed with thermodynamic evaluation metrics and constructal optimization methods from the interdisciplinary perspective.
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- Guanbang Wang
- Department of Energy and Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University and Beijing Engineering Research Center of City Heat, Beijing, China
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- Department of Energy and Resources Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University and Beijing Engineering Research Center of City Heat, Beijing, China
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