Our understanding of the gas exchange mechanisms in plant organs critically depends on
insights in the three-dimensional (3-D) structural arrangement of cells and voids. Using …

Since many years food engineers have attempted to describe physical phenomena such as
heat and mass transfer that occur in food during unit operations by means of mathematical …

Respiration of bulky plant organs such as roots, tubers, stems, seeds, and fruit depends very
much on oxygen (O 2 ) availability and often follows a Michaelis-Menten-like response. A …

Disorders occurring during long-term storage of pears can cause economic loss, especially
when disordered fruit cannot be distinguished externally from sound fruit. A typical category …

Background Digital twins have advanced fast in various industries, but are just emerging in
postharvest supply chains. A digital twin is a virtual representation of a certain product, such …

A transient three-dimensional CFD model was developed to calculate the velocity,
temperature and moisture distribution in an existing empty and loaded cool store. The dynamic …

Airflow inside a cold store is investigated using computational fluid dynamics. The airflow
model is based on the steady state incompressible, Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes …

The microstructure and the connectivity of the pore space are important variables for better
understanding of the complex gas transport phenomena that occur in plant tissues. In this …

We review nondestructive techniques for measuring internal and external quality attributes
of fruit and vegetables, such as color, size and shape, flavor, texture, and absence of defects. …

Dressing seeds with pesticides to control pests is a widespread practice with important
advantages. Recent incidents of bee losses, however, have directed attention to the emission of …