US3879957A - Refrigeration installation for a container ship - Google Patents

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US3879957A
US3879957A US444833A US44483374A US3879957A US 3879957 A US3879957 A US 3879957A US 444833 A US444833 A US 444833A US 44483374 A US44483374 A US 44483374A US 3879957 A US3879957 A US 3879957A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B25/00—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby
    • B63B25/002—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for goods other than bulk goods
    • B63B25/004—Load-accommodating arrangements, e.g. stowing, trimming; Vessels characterised thereby for goods other than bulk goods for containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63J—AUXILIARIES ON VESSELS
    • B63J2/00—Arrangements of ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning
    • B63J2/02—Ventilation; Air-conditioning
    • B63J2/08—Ventilation; Air-conditioning of holds
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D19/00—Arrangement or mounting of refrigeration units with respect to devices or objects to be refrigerated, e.g. infrared detectors
    • F25D19/003—Arrangement or mounting of refrigeration units with respect to devices or objects to be refrigerated, e.g. infrared detectors with respect to movable containers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63J—AUXILIARIES ON VESSELS
    • B63J2/00—Arrangements of ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning
    • B63J2/12—Heating; Cooling

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  • a refrigeration installation on the deck of a container ship for circulating cold air through containers stacked on the deck comprising a heat exchanger for cooling the air, a number of supply ducts leading from the heat exchanger and each having supply couplings for connection to a plurality of containers, a corresponding number of return ducts each having return couplings for connection to the containers, a frame supporting the supply and return ducts to extend generally horizontally and parallel to each other, each supply and return duct including at least one section of ducting slidable on the frame in a direction transverse to the duct to advance a coupling towards a container or retract the coupling within the frame, and driving means for effecting the sliding movements of the ducting sections.
  • the couplings lie within the frame and are thus protected against damage while the containers are being loaded and unloaded.
  • the couplings may themselves be extendable to complete the connections after the couplings have been advanced towards the container by sliding of the ducting sections.
  • the refrigeration installation stands on the deck in the space between neighbouring hatch covers on which the containers are stacked.
  • a ducting section of a supply duct and a ducting section of a return duct are coupled to a common drive system and the two ducting sections have the same number of couplings arranged for attachment to the vertically separated inlets and outlets of a number of containers stacked side by side.
  • FIG. I is a diagrammatic plan view of a refrigeration installation in accordance with the invention between two rows of containers.
  • FIG. 2 is a more detailed end elevation of the installation of FIG. I.
  • FIG. 1 there are shown two rows 10 and II each consisting of twelve stacks of containers side by side. Each stack may contain as many as six containers but in FIG. 2 only two containers 12 and 13 are shown in the stack from the row 10 and only two containers l4 and IS in the stack from the row 11.
  • the container stacks of the rows 10 and II are carried on hatch covers I6 and I7 respectively and in the space on the deck 18 between the hatches there is mounted a generally rectangular framework 19 which supports and protects the refrigeration installation.
  • the rows 10 and I1 and the framework 19 extend across the width of the ships deck.
  • the refrigeration installation provides for the circulation of cold air through eight of the twelve containers of each row, consisting of a group of four adjacent containers on each side of the centre line, the two central containers and the two outside containers being used for general cargo which does not require cooling.
  • the installation comprises a cooler 20 mounted at the centre of the framework I9.
  • the cooler 20 includes a heat exchanger for cooling the air to be supplied to the containers, and pumps for circulating the air and may also include refrigeration equipment for generating the cold fluid which is circulated through the heat exchanger to cool the air.
  • the refrigeration equipment can be below deck and supply a cooling system in the hold as well as the one on deck.
  • Each duct as can be seen in FIG. 1, comprises a flexible hose 2] connecting the cooler 20 to a straight rigid ducting section 22.
  • Each of the ducting sections 22 carries four extendable couplings 23 which serve to couple the supply or return duct to the inlets or outlets of four containers.
  • Each of the ducting sections 22 is slidably mounted in the frame 19 for movement transverse to its length in order to advance and retract the couplings 23 with respect to the containers.
  • Motors 24 coupled to the ducting sections 22 by shafts 25 and screw jacks 26 serve to effect the movements of the ducting sections 22.
  • the ducting sections 22 are divided into pairs indicated by the prefixes A, B, C, and D, each pair consisting of a supply ducting section indicated by the suffix S and a return ducting section indicated by the suffix R.
  • Each pair such as the ducting sections A 228 and A 22R, serves four containers positioned side by side (see FIG. 1) and for this purpose the ducting section A 228 carries four couplings 23 and the ducting section A 22R carries four couplings 23 positioned directly above the corresponding couplings of the ducting section A 225.
  • each pair for example the sections B 22R and B 228 are rigidly connected by cross members 27 which carry rollers 28 which run in channels 29 forming part of the framework I9.
  • Each pair of ducting sections can thus be slidably extended or retracted by means of the corresponding motor 24.
  • the retracted positions of the ducting sections are indicated in broken lines and for the sections A 22R and B 22R the retracted positions of the couplings are also shown. It will be seen that in the retracted position the couplings lie wholly within the frame 19 and are thus protected against damage by impact with the containers during loading and unloading.
  • each supply and return duct including at least one section of ducting slidable on the frame in a direction transverse to the duct to advance a coupling towards a container or retract the coupling within the frame, and driving means for effecting the sliding movement of the ducting sections.
  • each of said supply and return ducts includes a flexible hose coupling said ducting section to said heat exchanger.
  • each of the couplings is extendible to effect connection to the container.

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US4012922A (en) * 1974-11-29 1977-03-22 Grunzweig & Hartmann Und Glasfaser Ag Air cooling equipment for cooling containers
US4182135A (en) * 1977-05-05 1980-01-08 Compagnie General d'Entretien et de Reparation - Coger Installation for distributing refrigerated air in containers
US4888960A (en) * 1987-09-30 1989-12-26 Igenov Refrigeration unit for produce and, in particular, for fresh vegetables
US5749779A (en) * 1995-11-09 1998-05-12 Wilburn's Body Shop, Inc. Movable overhead ventilation assembly and filtering method
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US3977208A (en) * 1973-12-10 1976-08-31 Overseas Containers Limited Containers for perishable cargoes
US4012922A (en) * 1974-11-29 1977-03-22 Grunzweig & Hartmann Und Glasfaser Ag Air cooling equipment for cooling containers
US4182135A (en) * 1977-05-05 1980-01-08 Compagnie General d'Entretien et de Reparation - Coger Installation for distributing refrigerated air in containers
US4888960A (en) * 1987-09-30 1989-12-26 Igenov Refrigeration unit for produce and, in particular, for fresh vegetables
US5749779A (en) * 1995-11-09 1998-05-12 Wilburn's Body Shop, Inc. Movable overhead ventilation assembly and filtering method
US6230640B1 (en) * 1999-04-22 2001-05-15 Raimo-R. Nordstrom Cargo carrier refrigeration system
WO2018046789A1 (en) * 2016-09-07 2018-03-15 Macgregor Finland Oy Method and apparatus for adjusting the temperature and air flow on the deck of a container ship
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