Evaluation of the air circulation uniformity inside refrigerated semi-trailer transporting fresh horticultural produce

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-114

  Hui, K P C ^a,b   Raghavan, G S V ^a   Vigneault, C ^a,b,c   De Castro, L R ^b,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Airflow pattern; Airflow uniformity; Mixed load; Pearson coefficient

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044436305     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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