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. 2020 Apr 29;18(4):e06091. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6091

Table B.1.

Parameters in the simple box/tub model based on the experiment of the ‘Qualitubfish’ project

Name Value Value in S.I. Description
fish_w (29/2) cm 0.145 m Width fish radius of ellipsoid
fish_d (15.5/2) cm 0.0775 m Depth fish radius of ellipsoid
fish_h (0.85/2) cm 0.00425 m Height fish radius of ellipsoid
dT 1 K 1 K Transition Interval (ΔT)
Ttrans 0°C 273.15 K Transition temperature (Tt)
lm 333.5 kJ/kg 3.335E5 J/kg Latent heat of fusion (λ)
hh 5 W/(m2 K) 5 W/(m2·K) Heat transfer coefficient
theta (Vfish)/(Vfish+Vwater) 0.80675 Volume fraction
Vfish 440 kg/1,054 kg/m3 0.41746 m3 Fish volume (function of fish density)
Vwater 100 L 0.1 m3 Tub‐water volume
fish_T0 1.5°C 274.65 K Initial temperature fish
foam_T0 1.5°C 274.65 K Initial temperature foam
air_T0 2.7°C 275.85 K Initial temperature air inside box/tub
T_fishsmall_T0 5.5°C 278.65 K Tub – Initial temperature manipulated fish
B_fishsmall_T0 2.5°C 275.65 K Box – Initial temperature manipulated fish
T_water_T0 2.7°C 275.85 K Tub – Initial water temperature
ice_T0 −0.5°C 273.85 K Initial ice temperature