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Technology Innovation for Reefer Trucks
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Last mile distribution
Devendra Jain
Director & Innovator
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This Presentation
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Bottlenecks in cold chain
 Innovation to close the gaps
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Examples and future opportunities
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Bottlenecks: Energy
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Source: Cold Chains: The Essential Infrastructure, News desk http://logisticsweek.com , 2012
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Bottlenecks in cold chain
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Different Products require
different temperature conditions
• Insulation
• cooling unit
Capacity utilization in Indian
cold chain sector 30 – 75 %
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Bottlenecks in cold chain
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Limitations in last mile distribution
• Roads
• fragmented cold storage
• Small volumes
Vaccines, cold foods less in tier 3-4
regions (30% unpenetrated market)
Source: Transforming Indias Vaccine market, Mckinsey report, 2012
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Bottlenecks: Technology
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4. Technologies are present, but their
dissemination and adoption are limited.
• Limiting Pollution: Noise and emissions.
• Freeing Capacity: improving payload.
• Timed redundancy: Thermal Inertia.
• Risk Minimised: Chill injury mitigated.
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Pluss PCM: The range
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Microencapsulated
PCM
Hydrated
salts
Organic
PCMs
Form
stable
PCMs
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Innovations to close the gaps - PCMs
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Temperatures maintained without external source.
-37°C to +89°C .
Back-up for temp. critical applications.
upto 72 hours.
Reduces energy consumption, noise and emissions.
Uses off peak electricity.
Increases Payload.
No cooling equipment, doubles as insulation too.
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How
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Phase change materials (PCM) encapsulated in HDPE profiles
 Charged Offline
 Easily loaded
before transport
 Truck can be used
for different
commodities by
replacing the PCM.
Vehicle:TATA ace trucks, Product: Danone yogurt
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How
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Vehicle:TATA ace trucks, Product: Dominos Pizza
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How
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How
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Thank You
For your attention
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What are PCMs ?
 Materials that can store large amount of heat energy in the form of latent
heat
 Release/absorption of heat at almost constant temperature
 Also called Passive cooling materials.
 Heat Absorption / Release process repeatable over a substantial number
of cycles (~ 3000 or more)
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PCM Characteristics
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□ Very high Latent Heat Capacity
□ Tailorable for specific
temperature requirements
□ Easy handling; can be filled in a
variety of encapsulations
□ Cheap & very stable over long
durations
□ Repeatable phase change cycles
□ Low / No flammability
□ Non Toxic and Non combustible
For
T = 15 K
PCM’s Latent heat = 225 kJ / kg
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PCM: Polymer Encapsulations
HDPE Bottles (via blow
moulding)
Cold – Transportation
Cold - Storage
HDPE / PP Balls (via blow
moulding)
Boilers
Chillers
Solar water heaters
Multilayered Pouches (via film
sealing)
HDPE Profiles (made via extrusion)
False ceilings
Ice boxes
Pharmaceutical transport
Buildings (Residential/ & Commercial)
Telecommunication shelters
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