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http://dx.doi.org/10.5307/JBE.2016.41.3.184

Numerical Simulation of Cold Storage and Preservation of Hanfu Apple

Gong, Yuan Juan (Dept. of Agricultural Mechanization Engineering, College of Engineering, Shenyang Agricultural University)
Zhang, Yan (Dept. of Agricultural Mechanization Engineering, College of Engineering, Shenyang Agricultural University)
Ning, Xiao Feng (Dept. of Agricultural Mechanization Engineering, College of Engineering, Shenyang Agricultural University)

Publication Information

Journal of Biosystems Engineering / v.41, no.3, 2016 , pp. 184-192 More about this Journal

Abstract

Purpose: To solve the decay phenomenon of Hanfu apples that occurs during storage and obtain the best environmental parameters for preserving Hanfu apples using Fluent. Methods: Preservation storage was designed by analyzing the characteristics of Hanfu-apple storage and the natural environment in northeast China. The boundary conditions and simulation of a preservation model were established. Results: Compared with the initial values, the hardness decreased by $1.95kg/cm^2$ , the sugar-acid ratio decreased by 20.43, and weight-loss rate was 3.98%. Conclusion: The results for the temperature field and velocity field of the empty storage were analyzed using Fluent. Hanfu apples can maintain good quality during the period of storage, according to our analysis of the Hanfu-apple hardness, weight loss, and change in the sugar-acid ratio during the 90-day preservation period.

Keywords

Hanfu apple; Numerical simulation; Preservation;

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