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In-Transit Refrigeration
Maintaining the temperature of food products within the cold-chain, from the producer to the end customer, is of paramount importance in maintaining both quality and safety. A cryogenic agent such as liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) can be used to achieve the required temperature during transportation, for both fresh and frozen food.
The BOC solution: Snowcool
BOC offers transport cooling via trolleys through the Snowcool application.
Snowcool offers the following advantages:
- fast and flexible
- exact fixing of the temperature
- inert atmosphere
- no CFCs
- noiseless operation
- low maintenance
- low investment
Application and use
- insulated 'thermo containers' are used for the transport of temperature-controlled foodstuffs
in thermo containers, a snow box is installed for the intake of CO2 snow - dosage is fully automatic and is specified by presetting various parameters
- foodstuffs remain at a stable temperature during transport
- this new cooling process offers a rapid supply of cooling energy in the form of CO2 snow which is accurately measured to meet the required cooling demand
- the coolant can be supplied at any given time by withdrawal from a stationary CO2 tank
- special training is not required to operate the SNOWCOOL® installation
Benefits
- container-specific cooling demand as a product of the average surface and the k-value (W/K)
- refrigerating capacity of CO2 snow at -20°C and/or 4°C (Wh/kg)
- average throughput rate in the nozzle tube (kg/s)
- target temperature presetting; frozen foods -20°C, fresh produce 4°C
- temperature maintenance in the cold chain during the entire cooling period
- high economic efficiency due to adjusted CO2 consumption
- cooling energy available any time
- easy operation
- no increased CO2 concentration at the workplace; CO2 gas is vented
- low required space; wall-mounted or mounted on customer-provided carrier plate
Our Capabilities
- A simulated Snowcool system can be tested at the Food Technology Centre at Thame in Oxfordshire.
- Here a 'Try Before You Buy' trial can be arranged, with no obligation, to test and simulate production processes to a high level of accuracy, ensuring the best fit of application to your needs.
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