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AIR CURTAIN FOR COLD STORES.

[In Dutch. / En néerlandais.]

Author(s) : MALE J. van

Type of article: Article

Summary

I. A NEW DEVELOPMENT. EXPERIENCES WITH AIR CURTAINS FOR COLD STORES HAVE GENERALLY BEEN RATHER POOR UP TO NOW. REASONS FOR THIS ARE EXPLAINED IN THE ARTICLE. FURTHERMORE A NEW DESIGN FOR A COLD STORE AIR CURTAIN IS INTRODUCED. ITS LABORATORY MEASURING RESULTS JUSTIFY THE EXPECTATION THAT AIR CURTAINS ACCORDING TO THIS CONSTRUCTION WILL FURNISH A HIGHLY EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE IN COLD STORE PRACTICE. II. FIELD TEST IN A FROZEN FOOD STORAGE. THIS AIR CURTAIN WAS TESTED IN A DETACHED FROZEN FOOD STORAGE OF 15,700 M3 GROSS VOLUME. DESCRIPTION OF THE EXPERIMENT WITH MEASURING RESULTS AND CALCULATED ENERGY SAVINGS. AT NORMAL WEATHER AN EFFICIENCY OF 90% COULD BE OBTAINED, DECREASED TO ABOUT 70% DURING STORMY WEATHER.

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  • Original title: [In Dutch. / En néerlandais.]
  • Record ID : 1982-1305
  • Languages: Dutch
  • Source: Koeltech. Klim. - vol. 74 - n. 9
  • Publication date: 1981/09
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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