1. Optimisation of the energy efficiency of bread-baking ovens using a combined experimental and computational approach.
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Khatir, Zinedine, Paton, Joe, Thompson, Harvey, Kapur, Nik, and Toropov, Vassili
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ENERGY consumption , *AIR flow , *ENERGY transfer , *MATHEMATICAL optimization , *COMPUTATIONAL fluid dynamics , *HEAT convection - Abstract
Abstract: Changing legislation and rising energy costs are bringing the need for efficient baking processes into much sharper focus. High-speed air impingement bread-baking ovens are complex systems using air flow to transfer heat to the product. In this paper, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is combined with experimental analysis to develop a rigorous scientific framework for the rapid generation of forced convection oven designs. A design parameterisation of a three-dimensional generic oven model is carried out for a wide range of oven sizes and flow conditions to optimise desirable features such as temperature uniformity throughout the oven, energy efficiency and manufacturability. Coupled with the computational model, a series of experiments measuring the local convective heat transfer coefficient (hc ) are undertaken. The facility used for the heat transfer experiments is representative of a scaled-down production oven where the air temperature and velocity as well as important physical constraints such as nozzle dimensions and nozzle-to-surface distance can be varied. An efficient energy model is developed using a CFD analysis calibrated using experimentally determined inputs. Results from a range of oven designs are presented together with ensuing energy usage and savings. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2013
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