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Güntner Info

The new
Güntner GHFB
for refrigerating
fresh produce

Agriculture and refrigeration in partnership:

- Refrigeration
- Produce protection
- Economical
- All in a single casing

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The challenge
Cooling fresh produce presents one of the surroundings. place. If the produce is not stored correct-
greatest challenges to refrigeration techno- As the relative humidity inside fruit and ly, it will deteriorate and the trader will lose
logy. Fruit and vegetables are socalled vegetables is rather higher than in the out:
hygroscopic produce which means that immediate surroundings, a constant diffu-
the water component of these refrigerated sion of water from the refrigerated produ- – Drying out
goods is constantly evaporating into the ce to the immediate surroundings takes – Loss of quality
– Loss of sellable weight
– Frequent defrosting
– High energy costs
– Low system availability

This diffusion occurs whenever a concen-

tration difference in the relative air humidi-
ty provides the necessary driving force.
The task of refrigeration technology is the-
refore to minimize this diffusion rather
than ‘simply refrigerating the produce’.
The more the speed of this process is
reduced, the slower the produce deteriora-
tes.

The illustration shows the vapour pressure of water in humid air. An apple contains approx. 85% water.

Rapid and consistent cooling, accurate temperature control and high relative air humidity during storage

are vital for the quality of the produce when it is taken from storage.

The modern solution by Güntner...

... is a complete system which is pre-assembled
ex-works and is a really powerful package ...
Advanced
thermodynamics

– Small DT1
– Reduces drying out
– Perfect utilisation of surface area due
to minimal overheating of evaporator

Güntner
GHFB
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Schematic diagram showing principle of innovative recent development by Güntner

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Progression of evaporating temperature and air temperature. Overheating is largely eliminated

from the evaporator

...field tests have proved.

Consistently hygienic

– Powder coating
– Sleek exterior
– Drip free

Simplified assembly

– Complete system pre-assembled ex-works:

– Fitted internal heat exchanger
– Fitted expansion valve
– Automated pre-setting
– Can be designed with connection
system on left or right. This makes for
easy coupling when installing two units
Güntner GHFB in use for refrigerating carrots. This unit comes into its own for long-term storage and
next to one another.
for storage in a controlled atmosphere (CA storage).

Field tests have proved:

Very small temperature

differences can be
controlled with the new
Güntner GHFB.

– Economical control
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– Thermostatic expansion valve

A relative air humidity of well over 90% prevents the refrigerated produce from drying out.

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There are many varieties of apples. They have only one thing in common: They all require high air humidity for optimum storage.

The advantages… for the operator:

– Produce does not dry out so much

– More homogeneous quality within the storage area
– Cost saving:
– Highly efficient system
– Lower compressor operation power as a result of higher evaporating temperature
– Lower energy consumption for defrosting
– Economic control
– Hygienic and corrosion-proof as a result of powder coated, dirt-repellent casing
– Evaporation-free, hinged drip tray

...and for the installation mechanic:

– Low installation expenses

– Ready-for-connection complete system with internal heat exchanger and expansion valve
– Stable operation due to re-designed expansion valve
– Proposal preparation tailored to your needs
– Good compressor protection due to guaranteed overheating
– Low power levels
– Fan diameters 315, 400 and 450 mm
– Can be designed with connection system on left or right
– Up to 6 fans as standard
– Up to 20 kW at an air inlet temperature of 2 °C and an evaporating temperature of -3 °C as standard
– Total transparency of power specification

For more information, please contact our sales team:

Hotline: +49 800 48368637

Güntner head office
Germany
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Güntner AG & Co. KG

Hans-Güntner-Str. 2 – 6
82256 Fürstenfeldbruck
Germany
WWG/KAT 186.2/08.06

Phone +49 8141 242-0

Fax +49 8141 242-155

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