Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation about the Impact of Products on a Cold Store

Abstract:

The unreasonable airflow distribution often occurs in the cold store. Some specific parameters of airflow in the cold store are difficult to obtain in the practical experiments. The unreasonable airflow causes quality decline and large energy consumption. In this paper, the airflow distributions in an empty commercial cold store and the cold store filled with products were studied by CFD and investigated using the 3D modeling method which combined SIMPLE calculation method and finite-volume method. Meshes of the fan were refined locally with the airflow near the walls was modified by applying the non-wall function. Through comparing the airflow distributions in the empty cold store and in the cold store filled with products, differences such as the lower margin velocity, the smaller width and the deviation of the main steam in the cold store filled with products were found.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 170-173)
• Pages: 3550-3554
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.170-173.3550
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Jing Xie, Yi Tang, Jin Feng Wang, Chen Miao, Yi Zheng
• Keywords: Air Flow Distribution, Cold Store, Fan, Numerical Simulation

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