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THE K-VALUE: A NECESSARY BUT INADEQUATE INDICATOR OF THE ISOTHERMAL BEHAVIOUR OF A VEHICLE.

Author(s) : AMODIO U.

Summary

THE DETERMINATION OF THE K-VALUE IN ACCORDANCE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ATP AGREEMENT GIVES INTERPRETATIONS WHICH RESULTED IN BUILDING CRITERIA WHERE THE ECONOMIC COMPONENT OF TRANSPORT OVERRODE THE PRINCIPLE OF HOMOGENEOUS AND ADEQUATE INSULATION. TESTS CARRIED OUT ON THIN-WALL VEHICLES SHOWED THEIR INADEQUACY TO THE TRANSPORT OF FROZEN FOODS.

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  • Original title: THE K-VALUE: A NECESSARY BUT INADEQUATE INDICATOR OF THE ISOTHERMAL BEHAVIOUR OF A VEHICLE.
  • Record ID : 1982-1002
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Developments in temperature controlled land transport./ Le développement du transport terrestre à température dirigée.
  • Publication date: 1981/03/03
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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