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EVAPORATIVE COOLING STORAGE OF POTATOES IN TWO MODEL STORAGE STRUCTURES.

Author(s) : RAMA M. V., KRISHNAMURTHY H., NARASIMHAM P.

Type of article: Article

Summary

TWO MODEL STORAGE STRUCTURES OF EVAPORATIVE COOLING WERE FABRICATED AND THEIR RELATIVE PERFORMANCE DURING STORAGE OF POTATOES WAS EVALUATED IN JUNE/JULY AND OCTOBER/NOVEMBER MONTHS. SYSTEM I IS A METALLIC CHAMBER WITHOUT PERFORATIONS OF THE EVAPORATIVE SURFACES FOR RESTRICTING VENTILATION, WHICH MAINTAINS A RH OF 90 MORE OR LESS 5%, AND SYSTEM II IS A WELD MESH CHAMBER WITH THE EVAPORATIVE SIDES COVERED WITH WET CLOTH TO PROVIDE FREE MOVEMENT OF EVAPORATIVELY COOLED AIR, WHICH MAINTAINS A RH OF 85 MORE OR LESS 5%. BOTH THE SYSTEMS REDUCED THE PHYSIOLOGICAL LOSSES IN WEIGHT COMPARED TO POTATOES STORED AT 293-303 K (20-30 DEG C), RH 40-80%. THE SYSTEM I HAS RECORDED LESS PHYSIOLOGICAL WEIGHT LOSS THAN THE SYSTEM II.

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  • Original title: EVAPORATIVE COOLING STORAGE OF POTATOES IN TWO MODEL STORAGE STRUCTURES.
  • Record ID : 1991-0210
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Int. J. Food Sci. Technol. - vol. 27 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1990
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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