COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) ANALYSIS OF COLD STORAGE

Chandrashekhar Meshram; Onkar Borde; Kartik Pandit; Kunal Marathe; Prof. Ajay Waychal

doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/JF2G9

Authors

Chandrashekhar Meshram U. G Student Mechanical Department, JSPM’s Imperial College of Engineering & Research, Pune, India
Onkar Borde U. G Student Mechanical Department, JSPM’s Imperial College of Engineering & Research, Pune, India
Kartik Pandit U. G Student Mechanical Department, JSPM’s Imperial College Of Engineering & Research, Pune, India
Kunal Marathe U. G Student Mechanical Department, JSPM’s Imperial College Of Engineering & Research, Pune, India
Prof. Ajay Waychal Professor Mechanical Department, JSPM’s Imperial College Of Engineering & Research, Pune, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/JF2G9

Keywords:

: Computational fluid Dynamics, Ansys, cold storage, preservation of apple.

Abstract

In this project we deal with the numerical analysis of 3D model of a cold storage which is developed to study the effects of design parameters on flow and temperature fields within the cold storage. The variation in number of inlets, position of inlets and stacking methodology affect flow and temperature fields within the cold storage. Results of CFD simulation indicated the optimum position of the inlets, number of inlets and stacking methodology required to have uniform flow and temperature field within the cold storage and try to improve the efficiency of cold storage. The objective of this project is to design and improve the efficiency of cold storage for getting more thermal comfort, air circulation and reducing contamination in cold storage application. A tetrahedral mesh is going to create by using ANSYS 21.0 and calculation finished when accessing a solution. Turbulence is modelled using the (k-epsilon). The present study reports on velocity and temperature monitoring in cold storage.

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