ShareSOUTH AFRICAN CITRUS INDUSTRY HAS MOST MODERN EXPORT FACILITIES.
Type of article: Article
Summary
A NEW PRECOOLING SYSTEM FOR PALLETISED CITRUS FRUIT HAS BEEN INSTALLED AT PORT ELISABETH (SOUTH AFRICA), COMPRISING 5 ROOMS EACH FITTED WITH 8 PRESSURE COOLING STACKS TO COOL FRUIT FROM 294 TO 277.5 K (21 TO 4.5 DEG C) WITHIN 72 HOURS. REFRIGERATION CAPACITY IS 1,575 KILOW USING RECIRCULATING AMMONIA, AND THE SYSTEM IS CAPABLE OF COLD STERILISATION PROCEDURES FOR EXPORT TO THE USA AND JAPAN. G.R.S.
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- Original title: SOUTH AFRICAN CITRUS INDUSTRY HAS MOST MODERN EXPORT FACILITIES.
- Record ID : 1987-0634
- Languages: English
- Source: S. A. Refrig. Aircond. - vol. 2 - n. 3
- Publication date: 1986/05
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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- Themes: Specialized cold stores
- Keywords: South africa; Precooling; Citrus fruit; Cold store
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