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COOLING COILS: 3 SUPPLY MODES.

BATTERIE FROIDE : 3 MODES D'ALIMENTATION.

Author(s) : COQUINOT J. P.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE AUTHOR PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT COMPARING DIFFERENT COOLING SYSTEMS FOR COLD ROOMS FOR THE LONG-TERM STORAGE OF APPLES UNDER A MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE. THIS STUDY WAS MADE BY CTIFL, IN 3 IDENTICAL COLD ROOMS, WHOSE UNIQUE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE REFRIGERANT SUPPLY TO THE COOLING COILS: IE THE CIRCULATION OF GLYCOL WATER, DIRECT EXPANSION WITH A THERMOSTATIC EXPANSION VALVE, AND DIRECT EXPANSION WITH AN ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE. THE AUTHOR GIVES DETAILS OF THE COLD ROOMS, THE REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT, AND THE CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE SYSTEM. THE RESULTS ARE ANALYZED: 4 ANNUAL OBSERVATIONS WHICH COMPARED MACHINERY OPERATING TIMES, DRY BULB AND DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES (AVERAGE AND VARIATION), FRUIT WEIGHT LOSS AND FIRMNESS. J.R.

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  • Original title: BATTERIE FROIDE : 3 MODES D'ALIMENTATION.
  • Record ID : 1992-1794
  • Languages: French
  • Source: La revue pratique du froid et du conditionnement d'air - vol. 46 - n. 736
  • Publication date: 1991
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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