Research Article

CFD Parametric Studies for Global Performance Improvement of Open Refrigerated Display Cabinets

Table 3

Parameters specified at the evaporator, DAG, RAG, and PBP boundary conditions—OPTv case study.

ZoneVariableCase study
OPTv1OPTv2OPTv3OPTv4OPTv5

Evaporator [Pa]11.939.358.408.938.40
[W m−2 K−1]1104.12968.53914.25945.29914.25
PBP   × 109 [m−1]2.472.492.502.492.50
RAG   × 103 [m−1]3.504.555.104.775.10
DAG [m−1]11.8015.3317.2116.1017.21