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THE TRANSPORT OF ONIONS IN GENERAL-PURPOSE CONTAINERS FORCE-VENTILATED WITH AMBIENT AIR.

Author(s) : SHARP A. K., IRVING A. R.

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A STATIC AND A TRANSPORT TRIAL CONFIRMED THE FEASIBILITY OF ONION TRANSPORT IN MULTIPURPOSE CONTAINERS EQUIPPED WITH FANS. THE CHANGES ARE SIMPLE AT A LOW COST. IN THE STATIC TRIAL, THE ONIONS WERE MAINTAINED WITH A VENTILATION RATE OF 30 CHANGES PER HR AT 283 K (10 DEG C) OVER 11 WEEKS, AND GAVE A SATISFACTORY RESULT. INTHE TRANSPORT TRIAL, THE ONIONS WERE SHIPPED, PASSING THROUGH TROPICAL CLIMATE, WITH A 9 WEEK JOURNEY, AT A VENTILATION RATE OF 25 CHANGES PER HOUR. IT WAS SUCCESSFUL, BUT THERE WAS SOME MOULD GROWTH. THE AUTHORS SUGGEST THAT THE ONIONS SHOULD REMAIN DRY. THEY SET UP AN EXPRESSION FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE VENTILATION RATE REQUIRED. UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE TRANSPORT TRIAL, THE VENTILATION RATE SHOULD BE 30 CHANGES PER HOUR.

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Pages: p. 383-389

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  • Original title: THE TRANSPORT OF ONIONS IN GENERAL-PURPOSE CONTAINERS FORCE-VENTILATED WITH AMBIENT AIR.
  • Record ID : 1985-2216
  • Languages: English
  • Source: [Refrigeration serving humanity]. Proceedings of the XVIth international Congress of Refrigeration.
  • Publication date: 1983/08/07
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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