Simulation of gas transport during controlled atmosphere storage of pome fruit using computational fluid dynamics and discrete element modelling KU Leuven
Pear fruit is a major export product of Flanders. To preserve quality after harvest, pears are commonly stored in a controlled atmosphere (CA), in which the oxygen concentration is reduced and carbon dioxide concentration is elevated to minimize respiration. Too low oxygen concentrations, however, lead to fermentative decay. A recent innovation uses dynamic controlled atmosphere (DCA). In DCA the oxygen concentration is dynamically adapted to ...