Analysis of Flow Characteristics of Forced Ventilated Pre-drying Facility for Mandarin
2010
Kwon, J.K., National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Yoon, H.S., National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Jeong, H., National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Lee, H.D., National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Lee, S.H., National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Moon, J.P., National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea
Uniform and rapid pre-drying of mandarin is important to improve the storage quality. The aim of this study was to suggest the basic design of forced ventilated pre-drying facility for mandarin by thermal flow analysis using computational fluid dynamics software (FLUENT 6.2). Developed CFD simulation model was verified by comparison with experimental data. Airflows and temperature distributions in the five conceptional designs including existing ordinary temperature storage rooms were analyzed and appropriate basic design was determined. Analysis of the effect of arrangement of windows and exhaust fans on thermal flow in facility was carried out for more detailed design. The results of this investigation showed that the predicted airflow velocity by CFD simulation showed a good agreement with the measured value and optimum design condition for simulated forced ventilated pre-drying facility of mandarin has two exhaust fans and two windows on both sidewalls and cover on loaded mandarin.
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