Thermal performance indicators for refrigerated road vehicles

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 889-898

  Estrada Flores, Silvia ^a   Eddy, Andrew ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Experiment; Insulation; Measurement; Refrigerated transport; Regulation; Road transport; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CARGO AIRCRAFT; EFFICIENCY; INSULATION; MEASUREMENTS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL EFFECTS;

REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT; REGULATION; ROAD TRANSPORT;

GROUND VEHICLES;

EID: 33746767627     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2006.01.012     Document Type: Review

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