Publications
2020
90. Martynenko A., Astatkie T., Defraeye T. (2020), The role of convection in electrohydrodynamic drying, Journal of Food Engineering 271, 109777. DOI
2019
89. Defraeye T., Tagliavini G., Wu W., Prawiranto K., Schudel S., Kerisima M.A., Verboven P., Bühlmann A. (2019), Digital twins probe into food cooling and biochemical quality changes for reducing losses in refrigerated supply chains, Resources, Conservation & Recycling 149, 778-794. DOI and postprint postprint
88. Defraeye T., Martynenko A. (2019), Electrohydrodynamic drying of multiple food products: Evaluating the potential of emitter-collector electrode configurations for upscaling, Journal of Food Engineering 240, 38-42. DOI and postprint
87. Wu W., Beretta C., Cronje P., Hellweg S., Defraeye T. (2019), Environmental trade-offs in fresh-fruit cold chains by combining virtual cold chains with life cycle assessment, Applied Energy 254, 113586, 1-11. DOI and postprint postprint
86. Wu W., Cronje P., Verboven P., Defraeye T. (2019), Unveiling how ventilated packaging design and cold chain scenarios affect the cooling kinetics and fruit quality for each single citrus fruit in an entire pallet, Food Packaging and Shelf Life 21, 100369. DOI and postprint postprint
85. Prawiranto K., Defraeye T., Derome D., Bühlmann A., Hartmann S., Verboven P., Nicolai B., Carmeliet J. (2019). Impact of drying methods on the changes of fruit microstructure unveiled by X-ray micro-computed tomography, RSC Advances 9, 10606-10624. DOI and postprint
84. Gruyters W., Defraeye T., Verboven P., Berry T., Ambaw A., Opara U.L., Nicolai B. (2019), Reusable boxes for a beneficial apple cold chain: a precooling analysis, International Journal of Refrigeration 106, 338-349. DOI
83. Tagliavini G., Defraeye T., Carmeliet J. (2019), Multiphysics modeling of convective cooling of non-spherical, multi-material fruit to unveil its quality evolution throughout the cold chain, Food and Bioproducts Processing 117, 310-320. DOI
82. Berry T.M., Ambaw A., Defraeye T., Coetzee C., Opara U.L. (2019), Moisture adsorption in palletised corrugated fibreboard cartons under shipping conditions: A CFD modelling approach, Food and Bioproducts Processing 114, 43-59. DOI
2018
81. Defraeye T., Martynenko A. (2018), Electrohydrodynamic drying of food: New insights from conjugate modeling, Journal of Cleaner Production 198, 269-284. DOI and postprint postprint
80. Defraeye T., Martynenko A. (2018), Future perspectives for electrohydrodynamic drying of biomaterials, Drying Technology 36, 1-10. DOI and postprint
79. Defraeye T., Radu A. (2018), Insights in convective drying of fruit by coupled modeling of fruit drying, deformation, quality evolution and convective exchange with the airflow, Applied Thermal Engineering 129, 1026-1038. DOI and postprint postprint
78. Wu W., Häller P., Cronjé P., Defraeye T. (2018), Full-scale experiments in forced-air precoolers for citrus fruit: Impact of packaging design and fruit size on cooling rate and heterogeneity, Biosystems Engineering 169, 115-125. DOI and postprint postprint
77. Wu W., Defraeye T. (2018), Identifying heterogeneities in cooling and quality evolution for a pallet of packed fresh fruit by using virtual cold chains, Applied Thermal Engineering 133, 407-417. DOI and postprint postprint
76. Wu W., Cronjé P., Nicolai B., Verboven P., Opara U.L., Defraeye T. (2018), Virtual cold chain to model the postharvest temperature history and quality evolution of fresh fruit – A case study for citrus fruit packed in a single carton, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 144, 199-208. DOI and postprint postprint
75. Prawiranto K., Defraeye T., Derome D., Verboven P., Nicolai B., Carmeliet J. (2018), New insights into the apple fruit dehydration process at the cellular scale by 3D continuum modelling, Journal of Food Engineering 239, 52-63. DOI and postprint
74. Manickathan L., Defraeye T., Allegrini J., Derome D., Carmeliet J. (2018), Comparative study of flow field and drag coefficient of model and small natural trees in a wind tunnel, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 35, 230-239. DOI and postprint
73. Manickathan L., Defraeye T., Allegrini J., Derome D., Carmeliet J. (2018), Parametric study of the influence of environmental factors and tree properties on the transpirative cooling effect of trees, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 248, 259-274. DOI and postprint
72. Gruyters W., Verboven P., Diels E., Rogge S., Smeets B., Ramon H., Defraeye T., Nicolai B. (2018), Modelling cooling of packaged fruit using 3D shape models, Food and Bioprocess Technology 11, 2008-2020. DOI and postprint
71. Sevanto S., Ryan M., Dickman L.T., Derome D., Patera A., Defraeye T., Pangle R., Hudson P.J., Pockman W.T. (2018), Is desiccation tolerance and avoidance reflected in xylem and phloem anatomy of two coexisting arid-zone coniferous trees?, Plant, Cell and Environment 41(7), 1551-1564. DOI and postprint
70. Lal S., Lucci F., Defraeye T., Poulikakos L.D., Partl M.N., Derome D., Carmeliet J. (2018), CFD modeling of convective scalar transport in a macroporous material for drying applications, International Journal of Thermal Sciences 123, 86-98. DOI and postprint
2017
69. Defraeye T., Wu W., Prawiranto K., Fortunato G., Kemp S., Hartmann S., Cronje P., Verboven P., Nicolai B. (2017), Artificial fruit for monitoring the thermal history of horticultural produce in the cold chain, Journal of Food Engineering 215, 51-60. DOI and postprint
68. Defraeye T. (2017), Impact of size and shape of fresh-cut fruit on the drying time and fruit quality, Journal of Food Engineering 210, 35-41. DOI and postprint
67. Defraeye T., Radu A. (2017), Convective drying of fruit: a deeper look at the air-material interface by conjugate modeling, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 108, 1610-1622. DOI and postprint
66. Defraeye T., Verboven P. (2017), Moisture barriers to control drying of fresh-cut fruit: quantifying their impact by modeling, Food and Bioproducts Processing 101, 205–213. DOI and postprint
65. Defraeye T. (2017), When to stop drying fruit: Insights from hygrothermal modelling, Applied Thermal Engineering 110, 1128–1136. DOI and postprint
64. Defraeye T., Verboven P. (2017), Convective drying of fruit: Role and impact of moisture transport properties in modelling, Journal of Food Engineering 193, 95-107. DOI and postprint
63. Berry T.M., Fadiji T.S., Defraeye T., Opara U.L. (2017), The role of horticultural carton vent hole design on cooling efficiency and compression strength: A multi-parameter approach, Postharvest Biology and Technology 124, 62-74. DOI
62. Derome D., Kubilay A., Defraeye T., Blocken B., Carmeliet J. (2017), Ten questions concerning modeling of wind-driven rain in the built environment, Building and Environment 114, 495-506. DOI
61. Radu A., Defraeye T., Ruch P., Carmeliet J., Derome D. (2017), Insights from modeling dynamics of water sorption in spherical particles for adsorption heat pumps, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 105, 326–337. DOI
2016
60. Defraeye T., Radu A., Derome D. (2016), Recent advances in drying at interfaces of biomaterials, Drying Technology 34, 1904-1925. DOI and postprint
59. Defraeye T. (2016), Towards more efficient intermittent drying of fruit: insights from combined hygrothermal-quality modelling, Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies 38, 262-271. DOI and postprint
58. Defraeye T., Nicolai B., Mannes D., Aregawi W., Verboven P., Derome D. (2016), Probing inside fruit slices during convective drying by quantitative neutron imaging, Journal of Food Engineering 178, 198-202. DOI and postprint
57. Defraeye T., Nicolai B., Kirkman W., Moore S., van Niekerk S., Verboven P., Cronjé P. (2016), Integral performance evaluation of the fresh-produce cold chain: A case study for ambient loading of citrus in refrigerated containers, Postharvest Biology and Technology 112, 1-13. DOI and postprint
56. Kuffi K., Defraeye T., Nicolai B., De Smet S., Geeraerd A., Verboven P. (2016), CFD modelling of industrial cooling of large beef carcasses, International Journal of Refrigeration 69, 324-339. DOI
55. Berry T.M., Defraeye T., Nicolai B., Opara U.L. (2016), Multi-parameter analysis of cooling efficiency of ventilated fruit cartons using CFD: Impact of vent hole design and internal packaging, Food and Bioprocess Technology 9, 1481-1493. DOI
2015
54. Defraeye T., Cronjé P., Verboven P., Opara U.L., Nicolai B. (2015), Exploring ambient loading of citrus fruit into reefer containers for cooling during marine transport using computational fluid dynamics, Postharvest Biology and Technology 108, 91-101. DOI and postprint
53. Defraeye T., Cronjé P., Berry T., Opara U.L., East A., Hertog M., Verboven P., Nicolai B. (2015), Towards integrated performance evaluation of future packaging for fresh produce in the cold chain, Trends in Food Science & Technology 44, 201-225. DOI and postprint
52. Defraeye T., Verboven P., Opara U.L., Nicolai B., Cronjé P. (2015), Feasibility of ambient loading of citrus fruit into refrigerated containers for cooling during marine transport, Biosystems Engineering 134, 20-30. DOI and postprint
51. Martin M., Defraeye T., Derome D., Carmeliet J. (2015), A film flow model for analysing gravity-driven, thin wavy fluid films, International Journal of Multiphase Flow 73, 207-216. DOI
50. Rogge S., Defraeye T., Herremans E., Verboven P., Nicolai B. (2015), A 3D contour based geometrical model generator for complex-shaped horticultural products, Journal of Food Engineering 157, 24-32. DOI
2014
49. Defraeye T. (2014), Advanced computational modelling for drying processes - a review, Applied Energy 131, 323-344. DOI and postprint
48. Defraeye T., Lambrecht R., Delele M.A., Ambaw A., Opara U.L., Cronjé P., Verboven P., Nicolai B. (2014), Forced-convective cooling of citrus fruit: cooling conditions and energy consumption in relation to package design, Journal of Food Engineering 121, 118-127. DOI and postprint
47. Defraeye T., Derome D., Verboven P., Carmeliet J., Nicolai B. (2014), Cross-scale modelling of transpiration from stomata via the leaf boundary layer, Annals of Botany 114 (4), 711-723. DOI and postprint
46. Defraeye T., Derome D., Aregawi W., Cantré D., Hartmann S., Lehmann E., Carmeliet J., Voisard F., Verboven P., Nicolai B. (2014), Quantitative neutron imaging of water distribution, venation network and sap flow in leaves, Planta 240 (2), 423-436. DOI and postprint
45. Defraeye T., Blocken B., Koninckx E., Hespel P., Verboven P., Nicolai B., Carmeliet J. (2014), Cyclist drag in team pursuit: influence of cyclist sequence, stature and arm spacing, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 136 (1), 011005. DOI and postprint
44. Nicolai B., Defraeye T., De Ketelaere B., Herremans E., Hertog M., Saeys W., Toricelli A., Vandendriessche T., Verboven P. (2014), Nondestructive measurement of fruit and vegetable quality, Annual Review of Food Science and Technology 5, 285-312. DOI
43. Aregawi W., Defraeye T., Saneinejad S., Vontobel P., Lehmann E., Carmeliet J., Verboven P., Derome D., Nicolai B. (2014), Understanding forced convective drying of apple tissue: combining neutron radiography and numerical modelling, Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies 24, 97-105. DOI
42. Abera M.K., Verboven P., Defraeye T., Fanta S.W., Hertog M., Carmeliet J., Nicolai B. (2014), A plant cell division algorithm based on cell biomechanics and ellipse fitting, Annals of Botany 114 (4), 605-617. DOI
41. Abera M.K., Verboven P., Herremans E., Defraeye T., Fanta S.W., Ho Q.T., Carmeliet J., Nicolai B. (2014), 3D virtual pome fruit tissue generation based on cell growth modeling, Food and Bioprocess Technology 7 (2), 542-555. DOI
40. Ambaw A., Verboven P., Delele M.A., Defraeye T., Tijskens E., Schenk A., Verlinden B., Opara L.U., Nicolai B. (2014), CFD-based analysis of 1-MCP distribution in commercial cool store rooms: porous medium model application, Food and Bioprocess Technology 7 (7), 1903-1916. DOI
39. Rogge S., Beyene S., Herremans E., Hertog M., Defraeye T., Verboven P., Nicolai B. (2014), A geometrical model generator for quasi-axisymmetric biological products, Food and Bioprocess Technology 7 (6), 1783-1792. DOI
38. Herremans E., Verboven P., Defraeye T., Rogge S., Ho Q.T., Hertog M., Verlinden B., Bongaers E., Wevers M., Nicolai B. (2014), X-ray CT for quantitative food microstructure engineering: The apple case, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 324, 88-94. DOI
37. Herremans E., Melado-Herreros A., Defraeye T., Verlinden B., Hertog M., Verboven P., Val J., Fernández-Valle M.E., Bongaers E., Estrade P., Wevers M., Barreiro P., Nicolai B. (2014), Comparison of X-ray CT and MRI of watercore disorder of different apple cultivars, Postharvest Biology and Technology 87, 42-50. DOI
36. Ho Q.T., Verboven P., Fanta S.W., Abera M.K., Retta M.A., Herremans E., Defraeye T., Nicolai B. (2014), A multiphase pore scale network model of gas exchange in apple fruit, Food and Bioprocess Technology 7 (2), 482-495. DOI
35. Van Dyck T., Verboven P., Herremans E., Defraeye T., Van Campenhout L., Wevers M., Claes J., Nicolai B. (2014), Characterisation of structural patterns in bread as evaluated by X-ray computer tomography, Journal of Food Engineering 123, 67-77. DOI
2013
34. Defraeye T., Aregawi W., Saneinejad S., Vontobel P., Lehmann E., Carmeliet J., Verboven P., Derome D., Nicolai B. (2013), Novel application of neutron radiography to forced convective drying of fruit tissue, Food and Bioprocess Technology 6 (12), 3353-3367. DOI and postprint
33. Defraeye T., Verboven P., Derome D., Carmeliet J., Nicolai B. (2013), Stomatal transpiration and droplet evaporation on leaf surfaces by a microscale modelling approach, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 65, 180-191. DOI and postprint
32. Defraeye T., Verboven P., Ho Q.T., Nicolai B. (2013), Convective heat and mass exchange predictions at leaf surfaces: Applications, methods and perspectives, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 96, 180-201. DOI and postprint
31. Defraeye T., Lambrecht R., Ambaw A., Delele M.A., Opara U.L., Cronjé P., Verboven P., Nicolai B. (2013), Forced-convective cooling of citrus fruit: package design, Journal of Food Engineering 118 (1), 8-18. DOI and postprint
30. Defraeye T., Lehmann V., Gross D., Holat C., Herremans E., Verboven P., Verlinden B., Nicolai B. (2013), Application of MRI for tissue characterisation of ‘Braeburn’ apple, Postharvest Biology and Technology 75, 96-105. DOI and postprint
29. Defraeye T., Verboven P., Nicolai B. (2013), CFD modelling of flow and scalar exchange of spherical food products: turbulence and boundary-layer modelling, Journal of Food Engineering 114 (4), 495-504. DOI and postprint
28. Defraeye T., Blocken B., Carmeliet J. (2013), Influence of uncertainty in heat-moisture transport properties on convective drying of porous materials by numerical modelling, Chemical Engineering Research and Design 91 (1), 36-42. DOI and postprint
27. Aregawi W., Defraeye T., Saneinejad S., Vontobel P., Lehmann E., Carmeliet J., Derome D., Verboven P., Nicolai B. (2013), Dehydration of apple tissue: intercomparison of neutron tomography with numerical modelling, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 67, 173-182. DOI
26. Aregawi W., Defraeye T., Verboven P., Herremans E., De Roeck G., Nicolai B. (2013), Modelling of coupled water transport and large deformation during dehydration of apple tissue, Food and Bioprocess Technology 6 (8), 1963-1978. DOI
25. Ambaw A., Verboven P., Defraeye T., Schenk A., Opara U., Nicolai B. (2013), Effect of box materials on the distribution of 1-MCP gas during cold storage: a CFD study, Journal of Food Engineering 119 (1), 150-158. DOI
24. Ambaw A., Verboven P., Delele M.A., Defraeye T., Tijskens E., Shenk A., Nicolai B. (2013), CFD modelling of the 3D spatial and temporal distribution of 1-methylcyclopropene in a fruit storage container, Food and Bioprocess Technology 6 (9), 2235-2250. DOI
23. Ambaw A., Verboven P., Defraeye T., Tijskens E., Schenk A., Opara U.L., Nicolai B. (2013), Porous medium modeling and parameter sensitivity analysis of 1-MCP distribution in boxes with apple fruit, Journal of Food Engineering 119 (1), 13-21. DOI
22. Ambaw A., Delele M., Defraeye T., Ho Q.T., Opara U.L., Nicolai B., Verboven P. (2013), The use of CFD to characterize and design post-harvest storage facilities: Past, present and future, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 93, 184-194. DOI
21. Blocken B., Defraeye T., Koninckx E., Carmeliet J., Hespel P. (2013), CFD simulations of the aerodynamic drag of two drafting cyclists, Computers & Fluids 71, 435-445. DOI
20. Ho Q.T., Carmeliet J., Datta A.K., Defraeye T., Delele M.A., Herremans E., Opara L., Ramon H., Tijskens E., van der Sman R., Van Liedekerke P., Verboven P., Nicolai B. (2013), Multiscale modeling in food engineering, Journal of Food Engineering 114 (3), 279-291. DOI
2012
19. Defraeye T., Herremans E., Verboven P., Carmeliet J., Nicolai B. (2012), Convective heat and mass exchange at surfaces of horticultural products: a microscale CFD modelling approach, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 162-163, 71-84. DOI and postprint
18. Defraeye T., Blocken B., Derome D., Nicolai B., Carmeliet J. (2012), Convective heat and mass transfer modelling at air-porous material interfaces: overview of existing methods and relevance, Chemical Engineering Science 74, 49-58. DOI and postprint
17. Defraeye T., Blocken B., Carmeliet J. (2012), CFD simulation of heat transfer at surfaces of bluff bodies in turbulent boundary layers: evaluation of a forced-convective temperature wall function for mixed convection, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 104-106, 439-446. DOI and postprint
16. Defraeye T., Houvenaghel G., Carmeliet J., Derome D. (2012), Numerical analysis of convective drying of gypsum boards, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 55 (9-10), 2590-2600. DOI and postprint
15. Defraeye T., Blocken B., Carmeliet J. (2012), Analysis of convective heat and mass transfer coefficients for convective drying of a porous flat plate by conjugate modelling, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 55 (1-3), 112-124. DOI and postprint
14. Moonen P., Defraeye T., Dorer V., Blocken B., Carmeliet J. (2012), Urban Physics: effect of the micro-climate on comfort, health and energy demand, Frontiers of Architectural Research 1, 197-228. DOI
13. van Hooff T., Blocken B., Defraeye T., Carmeliet J., van Heijst G.J.F. (2012), PIV measurements of a plane wall jet in a confined space at transitional slot Reynolds numbers, Experiments in Fluids 53 (2), 499-517. DOI
12. van Hooff T., Blocken B., Defraeye T., Carmeliet J., van Heijst G.J.F. (2012), PIV measurements and analysis of transitional flow in a reduced-scale model: Ventilation by a free plane jet with Coanda effect, Building and Environment 56, 301-313. DOI
11. Saneinejad S., Moonen P., Defraeye T., Derome D., Carmeliet J. (2012), Coupled CFD, radiation and porous media transport model for evaluating evaporative cooling in an urban environment, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 104-106, 455-463. DOI
10. Allegrini J., Dorer V., Defraeye T., Carmeliet J. (2012), An adaptive temperature wall function for mixed convective flows at exterior surfaces of buildings in street canyons, Building and Environment 49, 55-66. DOI
2011
9. Defraeye T., Blocken B., Carmeliet J. (2011), An adjusted temperature wall function for turbulent forced convective heat transfer for bluff bodies in the atmospheric boundary layer, Building and Environment 46 (11), 2130-2141. DOI and postprint
8. Defraeye T., Blocken B., Koninckx E., Hespel P., Carmeliet J. (2011), Computational fluid dynamics analysis of drag and convective heat transfer of individual body segments for different cyclist positions, Journal of Biomechanics 44 (9), 1695-1701. DOI and postprint
7. Defraeye T., Blocken B., Carmeliet J. (2011), Convective heat transfer coefficients for exterior building surfaces: Existing correlations and CFD modelling, Energy Conversion & Management 52 (1), 512-522. DOI and postprint
6. Saneinejad S., Moonen P., Defraeye T., Carmeliet J. (2011), Analysis of convective heat and mass transfer at the vertical walls of a street canyon, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 99 (4), 424-433. DOI
2010
5. Defraeye T., Carmeliet J. (2010), A methodology to assess the influence of local wind conditions and building orientation on the convective heat transfer at building surfaces, Environmental Modelling & Software 25 (12), 1813-1824. DOI and postprint
4. Defraeye T., Blocken B., Koninckx E., Hespel P., Carmeliet J. (2010), Computational fluid dynamics analysis of cyclist aerodynamics: Performance of different turbulence-modelling and boundary-layer modelling approaches, Journal of Biomechanics 43 (12), 2281-2287. DOI and postprint
3. Defraeye T., Blocken B., Koninckx E., Hespel P., Carmeliet J. (2010), Aerodynamic study of different cyclist positions: CFD analysis and full-scale wind-tunnel tests, Journal of Biomechanics 43 (7), 1262-1268. DOI and postprint
2. Defraeye T., Blocken B., Carmeliet J. (2010), CFD analysis of convective heat transfer at the surfaces of a cube immersed in a turbulent boundary layer, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 53 (1-3), 297-308. DOI and postprint
2009
1. Blocken B., Defraeye T., Derome D., Carmeliet J. (2009), High-resolution CFD simulations for forced convective heat transfer coefficients at the facade of a low-rise building, Building and Environment 44 (12), 2396-2412. DOI