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Modeling and Simulation of Heat Transfer inside the Packaging Box for Vaccine Shipping  

Duong, Dao Van (Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Choi, Ho-Suk (Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Sung-Chan (Taps International Co.)
Bae, Yoon-Sung (Taps International Co.)
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Korean Chemical Engineering Research / v.46, no.3, 2008 , pp. 604-609 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is about the modeling and simulation of heat transfer in the box for packaging and shipping of vaccines. Comparison of the simulation results with experimental data revealed that a one-dimensional model (a spherical model of using a radius equivalent to the rectangular geometry of box) showed good agreement with experimental data during cooling process but did not successfully simulate heating process. It is considered that a rigorous boundary condition is not properly applied for outer surface of the box. However, we could successfully develop a basic algorithm for simulating heat transfer through multi-slabs combined with different materials including phase change material.
Keywords
Cold Chain; Modeling; Simulation; Heat Transfer;
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