Catena del Freddo – Trasporto Refrigerato

Il trasporto refrigerato rappresenta un anello fondamentale della catena del freddo, garantendo che i prodotti deperibili come alimenti e farmaci mantengano la loro qualità e sicurezza. Si stima che circa il 31% della catena di approvvigionamento alimentare si affidi al trasporto a temperatura controllata (Bagheri et al., 2017). Il settore ha registrato una rapida espansione, raggiungendo circa 5,7 milioni di veicoli stradali refrigerati in tutto il mondo con una crescita prevista anche in futuro, in particolare nelle regioni in via di sviluppo come l’Africa e l’Asia meridionale. Tuttavia, il funzionamento delle unità di refrigerazione per il trasporto presenta sfide uniche rispetto ai sistemi fissi, tra cui condizioni ambientali variabili, carichi di merci fluttuanti e frequenti aperture delle porte che compromettono la stabilità termica. Inoltre, la refrigerazione durante il trasporto influisce non solo sulla sicurezza alimentare, ma anche sul consumo energetico e sulle emissioni inquinanti dei veicoli. Le sfide che il trasporto refrigerato si trova ad affrontare riguardano la transizione verso refrigeranti naturali, l’elettrificazione dei gruppi in relazione all’evoluzione della trazione verso soluzioni sostenibili, l’integrazione con fonti rinnovabili, l’utilizzo di accumuli termici, il miglioramento dell’isolamento, l’ottimizzazione della logistica e del last- mile delivery e l’adozione di sistemi di IA.

PROGETTI

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Journals

  • Fabris, F., Bodys, J., Marinetti, S., Minetto, S., Smolka, J., Rossetti, A. (2024). Numerical modelling of a single-compression multi-temperature ejector-supported R744 refrigeration unit for last mile delivery. International Journal of Refrigeration, 160, 65-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.01.014
  • Minetto, S., Fabris, F., Marinetti, S., Rossetti, A. (2023). A review on present and forthcoming opportunities with natural working fluids in transport refrigeration. International Journal of Refrigeration. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2023.04.015
  • Fabris, F., Artuso, P., Marinetti, S., Minetto, S., Rossetti, A. (2022). Cooling unit impact on energy and emissions of a refrigerated light truck. Applied Thermal Engineering, 216(July), 119132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.119132
  • Rossetti, A., Marinetti, S., Artuso, P., Fabris, F., Minetto, S. (2022). Implementation of a solar aided refrigeration unit for refrigerated trucks employing photovoltaic generators. Energy Reports 8, 7789-7799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.05.284
  • Fabris, F., Artuso, P., Marinetti, S., Minetto, S., Rossetti, A. (2021). Dynamic modelling of a CO2 transport refrigeration unit with multiple configurations. Applied Thermal Engineering, 189(February), 116749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.116749
  • Artuso, P., Marinetti, S., Minetto, S., Col, D. Del, Rossetti, A. (2020). Modelling the performance of a new cooling unit for refrigerated transport using carbon dioxide as the refrigerant. International Journal of Refrigeration, 115, 158–171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2020.02.032
  • Artuso, P., Rossetti, A., Minetto, S., Marinetti, S., Moro, L., Col, D. Del. (2019). Dynamic modeling and thermal performance analysis of a refrigerated truck body during operation. International Journal of Refrigeration, 99(September 1970), 288–299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2018.12.014

Conferenze internazionali

  • Fabris, F., Minetto, S., Marinetti, S., Rossetti, A. (2025). Numerical evaluation of a propane cooling unit for transportable insulated boxes equipped with eutectic tube TES. 1st IIR Conference on Refrigeration Adapting to Rising Temperatures, 10-13 August 2025, Manchester, England.
  • Fabris, F., Shah, W., Marinetti, S., Minetto, S., Rossetti, A. (2024). Effects of a R744 cooling unit design on the overall energy performance of a refrigerated vehicle. 16th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants, 11-14 Agosto 2024, College Park, Maryland, USA. http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.gl2024.1233
  • Fabris, F., Minetto, S., Marinetti, S., Rossetti, A. (2024). Numerical characterization of a propane-CO2 refrigeration system developed for TES last-mile delivery. 8th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain, 9-11 June 2024, Tokyo, Japan. http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.iccc2024.1090
  • Minetto, S., Fabris, F., Marinetti, S., Rossetti, A. (2023). Towards sustainability of road refrigerated transport in the food chain. 26th International Congress of Refrigeration, 21-25 August 2023, Paris, France. http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.icr.2023.1156
  • Fabris, F., Bodys, J., Marinetti, S., Minetto, S., Smolka, J., Rossetti, A. (2023). Dynamic numerical modelling of a single stage dual temperature R744 ejector-supported refrigeration unit for last mile delivery. 26th International Congress of Refrigeration, 21-25 August 2023, Paris, France.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.icr.2023.0810
  • Fabris, F., Artuso, P., Minetto, S., Marinetti, S., Rossetti, A. (2021). Numerical analysis of the thermal performance of a CO2 refrigerating unit for multi-temperature transport applications. 6th IIR Conference on Thermophysical Properties and Transfer Processes of Refrigerants, 1-3 September 2021, Vicenza, Italy. http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.TPTPR.2021.2046
  • Fabris, F., Artuso, P., Minetto, S., Marinetti, S., Rossetti, A. (2020). Numerical investigation of a CO2 cooling unit for refrigerating transport operating switching between different configurations. 14th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants, 7-9 December 2020, Kyoto, Japan. http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.gl.2020.1153
  • Fabris, F., Artuso, P., Rossetti, A., Minetto, S., Marinetti, S. (2020). Impact of the refrigeration system on the fuel consumption and on the emissions of a small refrigerated truck. 6th IIR International Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain, 26-28 August 2020, Nantes, France. http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.iccc.2020.292795
  • Artuso, P., Rossetti, A., Minetto, S., Del, D. (2019). Numerical transient simulation of the insulating performance of a refrigerated truck body. 25th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration, 24-30 August 2019, Montreal, Canada. https://doi.org/10.18462/iir.icr.2019.1200
  • Rossetti, A., Artuso, P., Minetto, S., Marinetti, S., Zennaro, D. (2019). Innovative layout for electric powered refrigeration for insulated trucks: The integration of photovoltaic generator. 25th IIR International Congress of Refrigeration, 24-30 August 2019, Montreal, Canada. http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.icr.2019.1205
  • Artuso, P., Rossetti, A., Minetto, S., Marinetti, S., Col, D. Del. (2019). Numerical modelling of transient heat transfer phenomena in a refrigerated truck body during operation. 37th UIT Heat Transfer Conference, 24-26 June 2019, Padova, Italy.
  • Artuso, P., Rossetti, A., Minetto, S., Marinetti, S., Del Col, D. (2019). Numerical investigation on the thermal performance of a new cooling unit for refrigerated transport using CO2 as the working fluid. 8th Conference on Ammonia and CO2 Refrigeration Technology, 11-13 April 2019, Ohrid, North Macedonia. http://dx.doi.org/10.18462/iir.nh3-co2.2019.0035