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Intransit 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.


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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