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Managing cold rooms so as to minimize mass losses in stored products.

Gestion des chambres froides en vue de minimiser la perte de masse des produits entreposés.

Author(s) : GAC A.

Summary

As is well known, weight loss in stored food is of major economic concern, especially in the case of chilling; it is also common knowledge that weight loss depends on the temperature of the evaporator. A careful study of the operating conditions of a cold room shows that several factors should be taken into account, particularly: 1) the method of feeding the evaporator (direct injection or overfeed); 2) the room's load factor; 3) how much frost is built up on the evaporator; 4) the quality of the insulation and airtightness of the rooms' walls; 5) the daily operating time of the refrigerating machine; 6) the properties of the outside air (this factor is not discussed in the paper).

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  • Original title: Gestion des chambres froides en vue de minimiser la perte de masse des produits entreposés.
  • Record ID : 1996-0389
  • Languages: French
  • Source: For a Better Quality of Life. 19th International Congress of Refrigeration.
  • Publication date: 1995/08/20
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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