SPECIFICATIONS AND TESTING OF REEFER TRAILERS AND CONTAINERS FOR TRANSPORTING MEAT

The state of the art of refrigerated trailers and container construction and testing is discussed along with current organizational influence and governmental regulation. Data on thermal performance and on the development of thermal testing procedures are offered in addition to future design trends.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper prepared for the ASAE Annual Meeting, Nebraska University, Lincoln, June 27-30, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Agricultural Engineers

  2950 Niles Road, P.O. Box 410
  St Joseph, MI  United States  49085
• Authors:
  • Yglesias, J R
• Publication Date: 1976-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 48 p.
• Serial:
  • ASAE Transactions
  • Publisher: American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container traffic; Containers; Design; Meat; Piggyback transportation; Refrigerated cargo; Refrigeration (Structures); Refrigeration systems; Refrigerator trucks; Specifications; Standards; State of the art; Temperature measurement; Tests; Trailers
• Old TRIS Terms: Container design
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149403
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Pap 76-6003 Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM