. Packing house and cold storage construction; a general reference work on the planning, construction and equipment of modern American meat packing plants, with special reference to the requirements of the United States government, and a complete treatise on the design of cold storage plants, including refrigeration, insulation and cost data .. . FIG. 40—SECTION SHOWING AIR CIRCULA^TIGN IN COOLER. Refrigerating Lofts Over Beef Coolers In Figure 41 is indicated the construction of a refrig-erating loft over beef and sheep coolers. The floor is sup-ported on 6x12-inch yellow pine joists, which a
. Packing house and cold storage construction; a general reference work on the planning, construction and equipment of modern American meat packing plants, with special reference to the requirements of the United States government, and a complete treatise on the design of cold storage plants, including refrigeration, insulation and cost data .. . FIG. 40—SECTION SHOWING AIR CIRCULA^TIGN IN COOLER. Refrigerating Lofts Over Beef Coolers In Figure 41 is indicated the construction of a refrig-erating loft over beef and sheep coolers. The floor is sup-ported on 6x12-inch yellow pine joists, which also carrythe hangers for the beef rails. The 3x3-inch wood strip,laid over the joists, is cut out for the bolt-heads in order 62 PACKING HOUSE COOLERS to give room for tightening up the hanger bolts. The con-struction above consists of a beveled nailing strip, overwhich is laid an insulated floor or drip pan. The beveledstrip is put in to provide an 8-inch slope for the floor tothe drain outlets and it also gives a similar slope to theceiling of the cooler so that the air will circulate morefreely towards the warm air ducts. The floor is constructed with one layer of %-inchV-groove boards, nailed at each bearing; over this is laid. PIG. 41—DETAIL OF PIPE LOFT FOR BEEF, COOLER. one thickness of waterproof insulating paper and %x6-inchdressed and matched flooring. This is covered with twoinches of corkboard, laid in hot asphalt and finished with1^4x6-inch surfaced lumber, securely nailed to the 2x2-inchnailing strips, laid between the cork boards. The floor iscovered with a galvanized iron pan of No. 22 Americaningot iron, which is put down to make an absolutely water-tight floor. It should, therefore, be very carefully laid, withsoldered joints, and thoroughly tested out. PACKING HOUSE COOLERS 63 At one end of the pipe loft there should be provided awalk for convenience in operating the valves on therefrigerating coils. The floor and air ducts are stoppedwithin 30 inches of
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