%0 Journal Article
	%A Zina Ghiloufi and  Tahar Khir
	%D 2018
	%J International Journal of Nutrition and Food Engineering
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 142, 2018
	%T 3D CFD Modelling of the Airflow and Heat Transfer in Cold Room Filled with Dates 
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10009627
	%V 142
	%X A transient three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model is developed to determine the velocity and temperature distribution in different positions cold room during pre-cooling of dates. The turbulence model used is the k-ω Shear Stress Transport (SST) with the standard wall function, the air. The numerical results obtained show that cooling rate is not uniform inside the room; the product at the medium of room has a slower cooling rate. This cooling heterogeneity has a large effect on the energy consumption during cold storage.

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