Simulation of a thermal environment in two buildings for the wet processing of coffee

This study aimed to compare the bioclimate and energy consumption of two coffee wet processing facilities in Colombia, with two typical types of Colombian coffee, using computer simulation. Specifically, we evaluated the effect of the heat generated by machines and the effect of the natural ventilat...

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Autores:
Osorio Hernandez, Robinson
Guerra-Garcia, Lina Marcela
Ferreira-Tinôco, Ilda de Fátima
Osorio-Saraz, Jairo Alexander
Aristizábal-Torres, Iván Darío
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2015
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/60631
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/60631
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/58963/
Palabra clave:
62 Ingeniería y operaciones afines / Engineering
bioclimate
quality coffee
wet beneficio of coffee
coffee drying
energy consumption.
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:This study aimed to compare the bioclimate and energy consumption of two coffee wet processing facilities in Colombia, with two typical types of Colombian coffee, using computer simulation. Specifically, we evaluated the effect of the heat generated by machines and the effect of the natural ventilation area on temperature and relative air humidity inside these buildings and their energy consumption. The postharvest plant with typology b gave the best results in terms of temperature and relative humidity suitable to preserve the quality of the coffee bean. Its approximate energy consumption was 30% of the total consumed by typology a.