Effects of loading and air bag bracing patterns on correlated relative air distribution inside refrigerated semi-trailers transporting fresh horticultural produce

Canadian Biosystems Engineering / Le Genie des biosystems au Canada

Volumn 50, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Catherine Hui, K P ^a,b   Vigneault, Clément ^a,b,c   Sotocinal, Samson A ^a   De Castro, Larissa R ^b,c   Raghavan, G S Vijaya ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Air circulation; Bracing pattern; Horticultural produce; Loading pattern; Pearson correlation coefficient; Refrigeration transport

Indexed keywords

AIR CIRCULATION; BRACING PATTERNS; HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE; LOADING PATTERNS; PEARSON CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; PEARSON CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS;

AIR; CAPILLARY TUBES; CRYSTAL SYMMETRY; PALLETS; REFRIGERATION; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; VEHICLES;

LOADING;

EID: 77951837769     PISSN: 14929058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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