What is BS EN 16440-1 - Mechanical cooling devices in transportation about?
BS EN 16440-1 is a European standard that applies to mechanical cooling devices with air circulation heat exchangers with or without the heating device. The mechanical cooling devices are intended to be used with insulated transport equipment. They include a drive or a means of force transmission and are provided with all the components necessary for the controlled thermal transport system.
The mechanical cooling devices can be powered with an independent engine and/or vehicle engine and/or any other source of energy. BS EN 16440-1 specifies the testing methodologies.
Who is BS EN 16440-1 - Mechanical cooling devices in transportation for?
BS EN 16440-1 on mechanical cooling devices in transportation is useful for:
- Manufacturers of mechanical cooling devices
- Refrigerator manufacturers
- Product design teams / innovation teams
- Quality control / testing personnel
- Supply chain management teams
- Manufacturers and distributors of products such as ice cream, frozen food etc.
- Transport vendors
Why should you use BS EN 16440-1 - Mechanical cooling devices in transportation?
Certain goods and products need to remain cold or frozen throughout their supply chain journey – right from production to the supermarket freezer. In such instances, transport vehicles need to be equipped insulation for cooling devices.
BS EN 16440-1 provides you with testing requirements such as appliance description, calorimeter box, conditioned test room, as well as the installation and connection of the cooling device. Aspects such as cooling capacity, heating capacity, energy consumption measurement, as well as temperatures of the cooling device have been discussed in BS EN 16440-1.
BS EN 16440-1 guidelines help you to test the efficiency of refrigerating devices for transport so that customers have access to well-preserved products.
