EQUIPMENT AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTATING FROZEN FOODS

Frozen foods should be maintained at a temperature of 0 deg F. or lower, and ice cream at -10 deg F. or lower, during all phases of distribution, including transportation. Several types of refrigeration systems, including mechanical, cold-plate, liquid nitrogen, anhydrous ammonia, dry ice, modified Stirling cycle, and mechanical or nitrogen clip-on are used in vehicles for transporting frozen foods. A brief review is given of the method of operation of these systems and the type of vehicles in which used.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at the 1972 Conference on Handling Perishables, which was sponsored by the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Univ. of Florida and the US Department of Agricultural; and held on Jan. 9-11, 1972.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Florida, Gainesville

  Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
  Gainesville, FL  United States  32601
• Authors:
  • Guilfoy Jr, R F
• Conference:
  • Presented at the 1972 Conference on Handling Perishables, which was sponsored by the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Univ. of Florida and the US Department of Agricultural; and held on Jan. 9-11, 1972.
• Publication Date: 1972-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 272-286

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containers; Perishables; Refrigerated cargo; Refrigeration (Structures); Refrigeration systems; Refrigerator cars; Refrigerator trucks
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Freight Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050126
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM