Thermal Optimization of Flameless Ration Heaters.

Abstract

A thermal simulation program utilizing finite difference technique is developed to analyze the transient heat transfer problem of heating the Meals-Ready-to Eat (MREs)using Flameless Ration Heaters. The simulation program is employed in evaluating the effects of changing various parameters on the thermal performance. It is suggested that the results from the program be checked with experiments conducted under controlled conditions in which the heater heat generation rate and the temperature profile in the food are carefully monitored under different operating conditions. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA289643

Entities

People

  • Satish G. Kandlikar

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Materials
  • Resistance
  • Simulations
  • Surface Temperature
  • Thermal Resistance

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Plasma Physics.