Kajian Sebaran Suhu Dan Optimasi Penyusunan Kemasan Karton Selama Rantai Dingin

Abstract

Cold chain is important for maintaining the quality of horticultural products during the distribution process, therefore it is very important to know the ability to cool the product in packaging. Moreover, the arrangement of packaging is also have contribution in order to the apply cooling process optimally. The study used paperboard packaging (corrugated fiberboard) contains mangosteen fruit stored at cool room temperature with a various treatments, then the change is measured at several points until reaches to the stable temperature condition. The research results with the temperature distribution of ventilation area of 1% of vertical wall packaging shows that packaging stored at room temperature of 28 0C has will reach a stable temperature ranges between 28-290C, while the storage temperature of13 0C get stability in range of 11.9-12.9 0C, and packaging that are stored on 8 0C temperature ranges between 9-10 0C. The result of optimization of packaging arrangement on the pallet (1200x1000x1500 mm) shows that K48 packaging had efficiency of utilization value of pallet area of 80.66%, and 75.49% efficiency based on volume usage. While for K60, an efficiency utilization value of pallet area was 74.76%, and volume efficiency usage was 69.98%.