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REFRIGERATED SHIPPING CONTAINERS: UNDERSTANDING THEIR OPERATION AND USING THEM EFFECTIVELY FOR THE CARRIAGE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE.

Author(s) : IRVING A. R.

Type of article: Article

Summary

PORTHOLE AND INTEGRAL CONTAINERS ARE CONSIDERED IN DETAIL IN PARTICULAR AIR FLOW AND DISTRIBUTION TO MINIMISE TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS IN RESPIRING CARGOES. RESULTS FROM CARGOES OF PEARS CARRIED FROM AUSTRALIA TO HONG KONG ARE GIVEN AND DISCUSSED. CONTAINER REFRIGERATION PLANT, TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEMS, TEMPERATURE RECORDERS FOR THE CONTAINER REFRIGERATION UNIT AND FOR CARGO MONITORING ARE REVIEWED, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GIVEN FOR STOWING CARGO TO IMPROVE OUTTURN CONDITIONS. G.R.S.

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  • Original title: REFRIGERATED SHIPPING CONTAINERS: UNDERSTANDING THEIR OPERATION AND USING THEM EFFECTIVELY FOR THE CARRIAGE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE.
  • Record ID : 1990-0835
  • Languages: English
  • Source: CSIRO Food Res. Q. - vol. 48 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1988
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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