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of insulated thermal partition walls |
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Insulated
or thermal partition walls are walls which
are implemented with an insulation
material to be used in conditioned or
refrigerated trailers or trucks to divide
the total temperature controlled
environment in the trailer or truck into
compartments so different temperatures can
be created in the trailer. Thermal
partition walls are also used to increase
the cooling volume of the truck or
trailer. If the trailer is only filled
with goods for 50% it is unnecessary to
cool down the total trailer. Therefore a
partition wall can be used to create a
barrier behind the 50% loaded goods so the
trailer is only cooled for 50% resulting
in huge energy savings.
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| Distriwall
thermal partition wall |
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The
Distriwall is an insulated partition wall which is a
combination of an insulated curtain and a movable frame.
The Distriwall is made out of a powdered coated metal
frame or out of stainless steel tubes. The frame has been
constructed with a 4 wheel suspension which are guided
in rails mounted against the trailers roof. This
4-wheels special construction guarantees a smooth
movement of the partition wall from the front to back of
the trailer. The partition wall is constructed with a
special breaking system that makes it possible to
position it where ever needed.
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User
advantages
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The
partition wall has a very light weight and is easily to
move from front to back of the trailer. This
makes the wall a pleasure to work with. Furthermore
the insulated curtain can be exchanged in case of
damage. This
action takes only a few minutes. The system is also
completely maintenance
free.
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Moving
the partition Wall
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In
order to move the partition wall from the
front to the back in the trailer, you have
to pull the breaking rope down so the
breaks are being released. As long as this
rope is being pulled, the breaks stay open
which means that you can move the
insulated partition wall from front to
back in the refrigerated trailer. As soon
as the rope is released the beaks
automatically lock themselves into the
breaking rail.
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Opening
the partition wall against the roof of the
trailer
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To
load and unload the goods from the
refrigerated trailer, the partition
wall needs to be opened, which means
that the wall is being attached
against the roof of the trailer. To
do so, the wall has been fitted with
two chains and hooks. These chains
are mounted in the break rail at the
back of the trailer. The next step
is to hang up the insulated curtain
and hook it up. As soon as the drive
frame is moved forwards the curtain
will be stretched open against the
roof. By releasing the rope, which
was needed to move the wall
forwards, the breaking system will
be activated so the curtain stays in
the open and stretched position.
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To
close the curtain again, the drive frame
needs to be pulled backwards towards the
chains in order to release the tension.
Next the curtain needs to be unchained so
the wall folds back to the surface of the
refrigerated trailer.
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| High
insulation quality |
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The
distriwall insulated thermal partition wall for conditioned
and refrigerated trailers is produced out of a high
insulated material (see Temax)
to provide a perfect insulator to
create different temperatures compartments in the
refrigerated trailer so combined temperatures as frozen and chilled,
fresh or unconditioned
food products can be
transported in one trailer.
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Unique
closure with trailer wall
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The
distriwall insulated thermal partition
wall for conditioned and refrigerated
trailers is produced bigger then the
inner size of the trailer. Each side
is ca 10cm larger so a kind of flap is formed on the sides. These
flaps are folded to the front of the
trailer. As soon as the cooler
engine is started, the wind will
blow against these flaps pressing
them against the walls of the
trailer so a perfect closure is
formed.
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