Comparison between Water and N-Tetradecane as Insulation Materials through Modeling and Simulation of Heat Transfer in Packaging Box for Vaccine Shipping

Dao, Van-Duong; Jin, Ik-Kyu; Hur, Ho; Choi, Ho-Suk

doi:10.7464/ksct.2016.22.1.045

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Comparison between Water and N-Tetradecane as Insulation Materials through Modeling and Simulation of Heat Transfer in Packaging Box for Vaccine Shipping

Journal title : Clean Technology
Volume 22, Issue 1, 2016, pp.45-52
Publisher : The Korean Society of Clean Technology
DOI : 10.7464/ksct.2016.22.1.045

Title & Authors

Comparison between Water and N-Tetradecane as Insulation Materials through Modeling and Simulation of Heat Transfer in Packaging Box for Vaccine Shipping
Dao, Van-Duong; Jin, Ik-Kyu; Hur, Ho; Choi, Ho-Suk;

Abstract

This study reports on the modeling and simulation of heat transfer in packaging boxes used for vaccine shipping. Both water and n-tetradecane are used as primary insulation materials inside a multi-slab system. The one-dimensional model, which is a spherical model using a radius equivalent to the rectangular geometry of container, is applied in this study. N-tetradecane with low thermal diffusivity and proper phase transition temperature exhibits higher heat transfer resistance during both heating and cooling processes compared to water. Thus, n-tetradecane is a better candidate as an insulating material for packaging containers for vaccine shipping. Furthermore, the developed method can also become a rapid and economic tool for screening appropriate phase change materials used as insulation materials with suitable properties in logistics applications.

Keywords

Cold chain;Modelling;Simulation;Heat transfer;N-Tetradecane;Water;

Language

English

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