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When temperature sensitive products or goods are shipped in airfreight or air cargo, a cold chain or temperature controlled supply chain needs to be created from the shipper to the receiver. This cold chain can be created with active cooling systems or passive cooling systems in which the shipper or other actors in the cold chain as producer of the temperature sensitive products, transport companies, freight forwarders, distribution centers, airliners, cargo handling, etc… can choose which kind of cooling is most suitable as long as the required temperature can be kept within its limits. When we talk about passive cooling we mean that no electrical or mechanical systems as cooling engines are used to cool the surrounding air on the temperature sensitive products and that the products are protected with insulation materials. The goal of the insulation material is to protect the temperature of the temperature sensitive product against unwanted external or outer temperatures. Due to the efficient closing of the cold chain (no CCP’s) and the cost efficiency more and more companies are looking at the possibility to use passive cooling in air freight cargo in which the thermal blankets are the most used applications which are used to wrap or insulate pallets, airplane pallets, air cargo containers etc… On this website you can find more information and applications on passive cooling systems and techniques for single use or multiple use purposes.

The graphic below shows a possible temperature flow (blue line) of outside temperatures that can occur during an air freight transport. The brown line represents the ideal temperature for your goods. The green zone represents the border with maximum and minimum temperature limits which may not be crossed. The temperature of your goods has to be within this green zone to maintain the quality of your goods. The goal of a passive packaging is to insulate your goods in such a way so the temperature stays within the green zone during the total air freight transport time (black line). To achieve this, the insulation material or way of packing needs to be tailor made according to the transport situation and requirements in which additional cooling techniques may be needed.

Departure sender – Airport Brussels
  A = Transport from sender to Airport (= conditioned trailers / trucks)
  B = Storrage at the forwarder (= conditioned cool chamber)
  C = Preparing the airplane pallet (= usualy not conditioned)
  D = Tarmac time = Driving the airplane pallet to the air plane + loading (= outside temperatures in Brussels)
  E = Flight Brussel - Dubai (= in this example not conditioned)

Stopover in Dubai
  F = Landing + taxi to unloading place
  G = Tarmac time = Onloading the goods (= outside temperature in Dubai)
  H = Storrage in Dubai airport (= in this example in a conditioned cool chamber)
  I  = Tarmac time = Driving the airplane pallet to the air plane + loading (= outside temperatures in Dubai)
  J = Flight Dubai – Singapore (= in this example not conditioned)

Landing in Singapore
  K = Landing + taxi to unloading place
  L = Tarmac time = Onloading the goods (= outside temperature in Singapore)
  M = Storrage in Singapore Airport (= in this example in a conditioned cool chamber)
  N = Transport from airport to customer  (= conditioned trailers / trucks)