Diseño de un Túnel de Congelamiento Discontinuo para Pescado en la Empresa el Dorado en el Cantón Esmeraldas..

Abstract

"This investigation work is focused on the design of a freezing discontinuous tunnel for fish, for the Enterprise El Dorado of Esmeraldas city. The design based on the mathematical model consisting of the thermal charger which the system must provide to freeze the product. Once the calculi are developed it is determined that the freezing tunnel has 11814 t capacity of refrigeration, employing Refrigerant R-22; it will work at -30 “C temperature with 10000 pounds fish attaining the product freezing up to -18 *C after 12 hr work. The freezing chamber will consists of sandwich polyurethane panel 18 em thick, with rigid polyurethane panels for floors of the same thickness. lts dimensions are: 4 m thick, 3 m high and 5 m deep (60 m”). 1 the enterprise decides to construct the equipment, in its installations will have the capacity to preserve its products during a higher period of time. Itis recommended to do it as this way the requirement of accomplishing the NTE INEN 0183:5 fresh fish, reftigerated and frozen, is guaranteed."