experiments. Finally, also partial pre-cooling of the cargo could be
performed using FAC, after which the fruit are loaded in the
container to remove the rest of the
field heat. In comparison to
direct ambient loading, this partial ambient loading strategy
however requires additional time and handling inherent to FAC,
which removes some logistical advantages of ambient loading.
5. Conclusions
An alternative to forced-air pre-cooling (FAC) of horticultural
produce (citrus fruit) after harvest was explored by means of
computational
fluid dynamics (CFD): ambient (warm) loading of