A company owns a refrigeration system whose refrigeration capacity is

1.	A company owns a refrigeration system whose refrigeration capacity is 200 tons (1 ton ofrefrigeration = 211kJ/min), and you are to design a forced-air cooling system for fruits whose diameters do not exceed 7 cm under the following conditions: The fruits are to be cooled from 28°C to an average temperature of 8°C. The air temperature is to remain above –2°C and below 10°C at all times, and the velocity of air approaching the fruits must remain under 2 m/s. The cooling section can be as wide as 3.5 m and as high as 2 m. Assuming reasonable values for the average fruit density, specific heat, and porosity (the fraction of air volume in a box), recommend reasonable values for the quantities related to the thermal aspects of the forced-air cooling, including (a) how long the fruits need to remain in the cooling section; (b) the length of the cooling section; (c) the air velocity approaching the cooling section; (d) the product cooling capacity of the system; (e) the volume flow rate of air; and ( f ) the type of heat exchanger for the evaporator and the surface area on the air side.
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A company owns a refrigeration system whose refrigeration capacity is 200 tons (1 ton ofrefrigeration = 211kJ/min), and you are to design a forced-air cooling system for fruits whose diameters do not exceed 7 cm under the following conditions: The fruits are to be cooled from 28°C to an average temperature of 8°C. The air temperature is to remain above –2°C and below 10°C at all times, and the velocity of air approaching the fruits must remain under 2 m/s. The cooling section can be as wide as 3.5 m and as high as 2 m. Assuming reasonable values for the average fruit density, specific heat, and porosity (the fraction of air volume in a box), recommend reasonable values for the quantities related to the thermal aspects of the forced-air cooling, including (a) how long the fruits need to remain in the cooling section; (b) the length of the cooling section; (c) the air velocity approaching the cooling section; (d) the product cooling capacity of the system; (e) the volume flow rate of air; and ( f ) the type of heat exchanger for the evaporator and the surface area on the air side.

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