1. Fractal calculus for refrigerated transportation of perishable foods: Energy consumption and energy saving
- Author
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Li Wei, Enhai Liu, Hui-Fan Zheng, Feng Hao, Zhang Wenyun, Nianyong Zhou, Li Liu, and Qian Yingzhi
- Subjects
fractal dimension ,020209 energy ,lcsh:Mechanical engineering and machinery ,fractal derivative ,Biomimetic design ,02 engineering and technology ,Cooling capacity ,Fractal ,energy saving ,Fractal derivative ,energy consumption ,refrigerated transportation ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,lcsh:TJ1-1570 ,Cold chain ,Process engineering ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,business.industry ,Energy consumption ,perishable foods ,polar bear hair ,biomimetic design ,fractal calculus ,wool ,Environmental science ,business ,Heat flow ,Energy (signal processing) - Abstract
This paper studies the frozen pork transportation in short and long distances, the loss of cooling capacity and the energy consumption in the cold chain transportation are analyzed experimentally and numerically. It finds that the material for freezer insulation plays in important role in energy consumption and energy saving during refrigerated transportation, an optimal freezer can reduce temperature rise by 13.88% and the heat flow by 71.05% compared with the traditional ones. A fractal model is established to reveal the thermal property of the freezer.
- Published
- 2021