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| Title | Modelling and simulation of cooling and freezing processes | ||
| Abstract | In this lecture, some recent advances in the modelling and simulation of cooling and freezing processes will be reviewed. Modelling of heat and mass transfer in foods during cooling and freezing and of the associated microbial and sensory quality changes will be discussed first. It is further shown how computational fluid dynamics may be useful for designing cool rooms. Dynamic simulation of large cooling or freezing installations will be mentioned as well, with emphasis on energy consumption and control systems design. | ||
| Authors | B. M. Nicolaï, P. Verboven, N. Scheerlinck, M. L. Hoang, N. Haddish | ||
| Speaker | Bart Nicolaï |
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| Head of the Flanders Centre / Laboratory of Postharvest Technology and supervises a staff of about 25. He has (co-) authored more than 40 peer reviewed publications and 80+ conference papers. He has participated in several national and EU funded research projects and has co-ordinated two FAIR projects (FAIR CT96-0302, FAIR CT96-1192) and 1 INCO-Copernicus project (INCO IC15 CT98 0912). | |||
| Institution | Flanders Centre/Laboratory
of Postharvest Technology, Department of Agro-Engineering and Economics,
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven |
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Flanders Centre/Laboratory of Postharvest Technology, Department of Agro-Engineering and Economics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven http://www.agr.kuleuven.ac.be/ The Flanders Centre / Laboratory of Postharvest Technology is attached to the Department of Agro-Engineering and -Economics of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and has currently a staff of about 25. Its main research topics are: (i) postharvest physiology, (ii) transport of heat, gasses and moisture during storage, and (iii) quality of horticultural produce. In addition to the development of novel measurement techniques and the mathematical modelling of the underlying biophysical and biochemical phenomena, much attention is paid to the practical implementation of the research results. |
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