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REFRIGERATED WAGON [1 record]

Record 1 2007-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freezing and Refrigerating
  • Food Industries
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

[An] insulated wagon using a source of cold (natural ice, with or without the addition of salt; eutectic plates; dry ice, with or without sublimation control; liquefied gases, with or without evaporation control; etc.) other than a mechanical or "absorption" unit.

OBS

Concept to be distinguished from "mechanically refrigerated wagon" which is cooled by mechanical means.

OBS

refrigerator car; refrigerated car; reefer: terms officially approved by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CPR).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Congélation, surgélation et réfrigération
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
OBS

Désigné par la lettre «R» aux fins de l'enregistrement des données wagons ou de l'établissement des rapports externes. Wagon isotherme équipé de ventilateurs et de bacs à glace pour la protection de denrées qu'il faut garder au froid en cours de route. Lorsque le wagon est muni d'installations mécaniques de réfrigération, il porte le nom de wagon frigorifique.

OBS

Notion à distinguer du «wagon frigorifique» qui dispose de l'équipement mécanique pour produire du froid.

OBS

wagon réfrigérant : terme uniformisé par le Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique Limitée (CFCP).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Congelación y refrigeración
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Servicio de carga (Transporte ferroviario)
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