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DESIGN OF A MODIFIED JACKETED STORAGE FACILITY.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

THE OPTIMUM STORAGE CONDITIONS FOR MANY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE AS NEAR AS POSSIBLE TO 0 DEG C AND 100% RH CONVENTIONAL STORES WITH AIR-COOLERS WITHIN THE STORAGE SPACE CANNOT PROVIDE HIGH HUMIDITY BECAUSE OF THE INEVITABLE REMOVAL OF MOISTURE ON THE COIL SURFACE. IN A JACKETED STORE, THE COIL SURFACE COOLS AIR WITHIN A SEALED JACKET SPACE SURROUNDING THE STORE. THE JACKET SURFACE AREA TO THE STORE IS LARGE, SO ITS TEMPERATURE CAN BE NEAR TO STORE TEMPERATURE. THIS REDUCES TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS IN THE STORE AND REDUCES CONDENSATION OF MOISTURE WHICH, IN ANY CASE, REMAINS IN THE STORE. FULL JACKETING IS EXPENSIVE IN CONSTRUCTION AND CANNOT BE APPLIED TO EXISTING STORES. THE PAPER DESCRIBES EXPERIMENTS WHICH ESTABLISHED THAT A JACKET SPACE AT THE CEILING ONLY COULD PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT TO CONVENTIONAL STORES AND IS CHEAP TO INSTALL, USUALLY WITH NO DISRUPTION TO EXISTING CEILING-MOUNTED AIR COOLERS. FULL OWN. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: DESIGN OF A MODIFIED JACKETED STORAGE FACILITY.
  • Record ID : 1983-1065
  • Languages: English
  • Source: NRCC-CNRC, PDR Program - n. RCC 19852
  • Publication date: 1981/08/24
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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