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Brian Ellis Dallstream
Department of Civil-Mechanical Engineering
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Advisors: Dr. Bryan R. Becker and Dr. Brian A. Fricke
Abstract
Hydrocooling is a form of precooling in which the product is sprayed with or immersed in an agitated bath of chilled water. The design of hydrocooling systems requires accurate estimation of the hydrocooling times of fruits and vegetables as well as the corresponding refrigeration loads. Numerous methods for predicting the hydrocooling times of fruits and vegetables have been proposed, and the designer is faced with the challenge of selecting an appropriate estimation method from those available. Therefore, this project will review the state-of-the-art in estimation methods for the hydrocooling times of fruits and vegetables and a computer program will be developed for calculating the hydrocooling times and refrigeration loads of fruits and vegetables.
Brian Dallstream earned both his undergraduate and masters degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). He is currently an engineer in training (EIT) and has experience in the engineering design of valves for nuclear facilities, pipe stress analysis, and the validation of finite element pre-packaged software. He has worked in both the consulting engineering field and academia, and enjoys largely the fields of heat transfer and fluid flow. Currently, Brian is a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at UMKC and has aspirations in both research and teaching. When Brian is not at UMKC, he enjoys spending time with his family, reading, and building/flying model aviation.
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