Description
Transport of commodities may be as simple as direct delivery of fresh vegetables from garden to market in a wagon. However, travel time, ambient temperature, and risk of spoilage often make temperature-controlled transport necessary. Because some commodities are sensitive to the relative humidity and chemical composition of their surrounding atmosphere, these conditions may also need to be controlled. Today many commodities travel to distant markets intermodally (i.e., by some combination of highway, ocean, and railroad). This chapter discusses the vehicles, equipment, and related factors that combine to preserve temperature-sensitive commodities as they travel.
Vehicles
Vehicle Design Considerations
Equipment
Equipment Design and Selection Factors
Qualification Testing
System Application Factors
Operations
ISBN: 978-1-936504-71-8 (for I-P versions of chapters)
ISSN: 1930-7217 (for I-P versions of chapters)
Citation: 2014 ASHRAE Handbook — Refrigeration: Chapter 25, Cargo Containers, Rail Cars, Trailers, and Trucks (I-P)
Product Details
- Published:
- 2014
- ISBN(s):
- 9781936504718
- Number of Pages:
- 13
- File Size:
- 1 file , 1.6 MB
- Product Code(s):
- D-R252014IP
