ABSTRACT
Contents 12.1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 344 12.2 Need for CFD Modeling in Food Processing ...........................................345 12.3 Numerical Representation of Food Processes .......................................... 346
12.3.1 Numerical Techniques ................................................................. 346 12.3.2 Generic Equation and Its CFD Approximation ............................347 12.3.3 Numerical Mesh .......................................................................... 348
12.4 Equations Governing Food Processing .....................................................349 12.4.1 Navier-Stokes Equations ...............................................................349 12.4.2 Heat Transfer Equation ................................................................350 12.4.3 Equation for Mass Transfer ...........................................................351 12.4.4 Turbulence Models .......................................................................352
