Development of CFD based modelling tools and retro-fit solutions to provide improved CIPC control in potato storage to meet the new low residual limits & application levels

马铃薯的贮藏效率和损失主要取决于空气流，以分配处理和平衡呼吸作物中的温度和水分，而不会通过脱水消耗过多的能量和损失产量。目前至少有60%的商店在这方面失败了，导致CIPC的潜在风险-一种关键的发芽抑制剂，可能会因此被撤回-以及能源和脱水损失。我们的新系统将开发基于科学的设计工具，使用气流、热/质传递和CIPC沉积在盒子和块茎表面的详细地图，帮助修改商店的空气处理，以满足立法限制并提高资源效率。这个工业主导的项目结合了马铃薯商店设计和建造，储存能源和化学控制以及马铃薯处理和包装方面的领先公司，并得到了马铃薯理事会的萨顿桥研究设施和克兰菲尔德Uni Aeronautics集团的科学支持。我们的目标是提供工具和改造方案，为行业节省超过5000万英镑的CIPC故障损失，并改善能源和水分管理。

Potato store efficiency and losses depend crucially on air flows to distribute treatments and to equilibrate temperature and moisture in the breathing crop, without excessive energy consumption and yield loss through dehydration. At least 60% of current stores are failing in this regard, leading to potential exceedances in CIPC - a crucial sprouting suppressant that might be withdrawn as a result - and also to energy and deydration losses. Our new system will develop scientifically based design tools, using detailed maps of air flow, heat/mass transfer and CIPC deposition within boxes and tuber surfacess, to help modify stores' air handling to meet legislative limits and improve resource efficiency. This industrially led project combines leading companies in potato store design and build, store energy and chemical control and potato handling & packing, with scientific support from the Potato Council's Sutton Bridge research facility and Cranfield Uni Aeronautics group. We aim to provide the tools and retrofit options to save the industry over £50M in losses from CIPC failures and improved energy and moisture management.