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NIGHT PICKING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO REDUCE COOLING LOAD.

[In Serbo-Croat. / En serbo-croate.]

Author(s) : MIRKOVIC B.

Type of article: Article

Summary

PICKING IN THE RELATIVELY COOL THERMAL SINK OF NIGHT AIR AND BLACK SKY FROM MIDNIGHT TO SUNRISE CAN ALLOW PRECOOLER INPUT TEMPERATURES NORMALLY 11 K COOLER THAN FOR DAYTIME HARVEST. THE 40% REDUCTION IN COOLING LOAD AND THE FIVE-HOUR EARLIER DAILY START-UP OF COMPRESSORS CAN PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL ENERGY SAVINGS AND TIME-OF-USE BENEFITS FOR PRECOOLER OPERATORS. MOBILE ILLUMINATION APPARATUS ATTACHED TO PICKER AIDS SUCH AS PLATFORMS, BELT LOADERS OR SPECIAL CARTS AND USING FLUORESCENT LAMPS POWERED BY ATTACHED PORTABLE GENERATORS HAVE BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFULL AND COST EFFECTIVE. ENHANCEMENT OF PRODUCT QUALITY AND REDUCTION OF THERMAL STRESS ON WORKERS ARE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF INCREASING ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCE.

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  • Original title: [In Serbo-Croat. / En serbo-croate.]
  • Record ID : 1990-1461
  • Languages: Serbo-croatian
  • Source: KGH (Klimatizacija Grejanje Hladenje) - vol. 18 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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