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A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE AND PRECOOLING IN SEMITRAILERS.

Author(s) : WINDECKER R. J.

Summary

THE PURPOSE OF THE PROCESS IS TO RETARD THE RESPIRATION OF T PLANT THROUGH RAPID AND THOROUGH PRECOOLING AND THE MAINTENANCE OF A NITROGEN ATMOSPHERE. SINCE THAT TIME THREE GENERATIONS OF PROCESSING TRAILERS HAVE BEEN BUILT AND NUMEROUS FRESH COMMODITIES HAVE BEEN PROCESSED AND TRANSPORTED. THE TRAILER IS BUILT WITH INTEGRAL HYDROCOOLING AND LIQUID NITROGEN REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS. AN OVERHEAD HYDROCOOLING PAN IS DESIGNED TO DISTRIBUTE 8,300 LITERS PER MINUTE OF REFRIGERATED WATER OVER 22 TONS OF FRESH FRUIT OR VEGETABLES. THREE COMPOSITE FILAMENT WOUND PRESSURE VESSELS HOLD 1,600 LITERS OF LIQUID NITROGEN. A THERMOSTATIC CONTROL SYSTEM RELEASES LIQUID NITROGEN ON DEMAND TO A CEILING MOUNTED VAPORIZER. VENTED NITROGEN GAS IS CONTINUOUSLY RELEASED INTO THE TRAILER TO MAINTAIN A LOW OXYGEN ATMOSPHERE.

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  • Original title: A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE AND PRECOOLING IN SEMITRAILERS.
  • Record ID : 1987-1579
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Technology advances in refrigerated storage and transport.
  • Publication date: 1985/11/17
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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