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.
| Zone | Variable | Case study | OPTv1 | OPTv2 | OPTv3 | OPTv4 | OPTv5 |
| Evaporator | [Pa] | 11.93 | 9.35 | 8.40 | 8.93 | 8.40 | [W m−2 K−1] | 1104.12 | 968.53 | 914.25 | 945.29 | 914.25 | PBP | × 109 [m−1] | 2.47 | 2.49 | 2.50 | 2.49 | 2.50 | RAG | × 103 [m−1] | 3.50 | 4.55 | 5.10 | 4.77 | 5.10 | DAG | [m−1] | 11.80 | 15.33 | 17.21 | 16.10 | 17.21 |
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