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USE OF DUNNAGE IN REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS STOWED WITH CARTONS OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES.

Author(s) : IRVING A. R.

Summary

HEAT EMITTED BY RESPIRATION OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE IS DISSIPATED BY COLD AIR. DUNNAGE IS OFTEN PLACED BETWEEN THE CARTONS PROVIDING AN AIR PASSAGE, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE STILL SPACES BETWEEN THE CARTONS. IN MARINE REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS, A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF AIR PASSES THROUGH THESE SMALL SPACES TO REMOVE MOST OF THE RESPIRATORY RATE. IF THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS HIGH, DUNNAGE IS A DRAWBACK BECAUSE IT LETS TOO MUCH AIR PASS THROUGH THE ROWS. AS A RESULT, THE AIR PASSING OVER THE INTERVAL WALLS OF THE CONTAINER IS INSUFFICIENT TO REMOVE THE HEAT INFLOW FROM THE OUTSIDE.

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  • Original title: USE OF DUNNAGE IN REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS STOWED WITH CARTONS OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES.
  • Record ID : 1990-1693
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Refrigeration for food and people.
  • Publication date: 1988/09/05
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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