Marine refrigeration engineering¹

Subtitle: Part VIII. Investigations into the distribution of cargo temperatures in a loaded full-size model of ship’s reefer space

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Verhoef, P.J.

Note: [1] Report No. 219 M, Netherlands Ship Research Centre TNO, Delft, The Netherlands.

Abstract: Investigations were carried out with regard to the temperature distribution in palletised cargo loaded in a ship’s reefer space. Attention was paid to the usefulness of pallets concerning the distribution of air under the stack by measuring the temperature distribution in the cargo under various practical conditions. The influence of the construction of the air distribution system was also investigated. The measuremens indicate that pallets are capable of distributing air, even under adverse conditions. The temperature distribution in a cargo proved to be determined mainly by the temperature distribution in the air flow from the refrigeration unit to the cargo.

DOI: 10.3233/ISP-1976-2325903

Journal: International Shipbuilding Progress, vol. 23, no. 259, pp. 73-90, 1976