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Computer-controlled evaporator operation during fruit cool-down.

Author(s) : HELLICKSON M. L., ADRE N., STAPLES J., BUTTE J.

Summary

Evaporator coil refrigerant temperature, room relative humidity, cool-down and mass-loss rates were compared in commercial 1200-bin apple storage rooms. Rooms in which evaporator coil ammonia temperatures were dictated by cooling demand required significantly longer to achieve desired relative humidity levels than rooms in which evaporator coil temperatures were controlled by a computer. The overall mass loss rate was higher in the first case than in the second, in which ammonia temperature was maintained at 1 deg C.

Details

  • Original title: Computer-controlled evaporator operation during fruit cool-down.
  • Record ID : 1996-3014
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1995/02/20
  • Source: Source: ASAE, Guanajuato Conf. Proc.
    546-553; 3 ref.

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