This paper reports a phase change material (PCM) based passively cooled container for integrated rail-road cold chain. It was equipped with cold energy storage plates containing the PCM. A separate charging facility was built to charge the plates. Four kinds of fresh vegetables and fruits were used for integrated rail-road transportation. The charging time and efficiency, the internal temperature and relative humidity of the container during delivery, as well as the coefficient of performance (COP) of the system, were obtained. The results were compared with a diesel-powered reefer in terms of energy consumption, operation costs and environmental impact. The quality of products before and after the cold transportation was also compared. The results showed that the new container had a discharging time of up to 94.6 h and the system COP could be as high as 1.84. The results also demonstrated that the energy consumption, the operational cost, and the emission were reduced by 86.7%, 91.6%, and 78.5%, respectively.

本文报告了一种基于相变材料 (PCM) 的被动冷却容器，用于集成铁路-公路冷链。它配备了包含 PCM 的冷能储存板。建造了一个单独的充电设施来为板充电。铁路铁路综合运输采用4种新鲜蔬菜和水果。获得了充电时间和效率、运输过程中容器的内部温度和相对湿度，以及系统的性能系数（COP）。在能源消耗、运营成本和环境影响方面，将结果与柴油动力冷藏箱进行了比较。还比较了冷运输前后的产品质量。结果表明，新集装箱的卸货时间高达94次。6 小时，系统 COP 可高达 1.84。结果还表明，能源消耗、运营成本和排放量分别降低了 86.7%、91.6% 和 78.5%。