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Title 7 - AGRICULTURESubtitle B - REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREChapter XXXIII - OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREPart 3300 - AGREEMENT ON THE INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF PERISHABLE FOODSTUFFS AND ON THE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO BE USED FOR SUCH CARRIAGE (ATP); INSPECTION, TESTING, AND CERTIFICATION OF SPECIAL EQUIPMENT
Subpart B - PROCEDURES FOR TESTING OF EQUIPMENT
Section 3300.10 - Measurement of the K-coefficient of an insulated body

7 C.F.R. § 3300.10

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Section 3300.10 - Measurement of the K-coefficient of an insulated body

The K-coefficient shall be measured according to the procedures in ATP, Annex 1, Appendix 2, paragraphs 1-28, and the following shall apply:

(a) The internal heating method shall be used.
(b) In ATP, Annex 1, Appendix 2, paragraph 8, last line, "about + 20 °C for the mean temperature of the walls of the body shall be interpreted to mean between +19 °C (+66 °F) and 21 °C (+70 °F).
(c) A report of each test shall be completed on a form corresponding to the pertinent test report model prescribed in ATP, Annex 1, Appendix 2. Report forms may be obtained by a request to the ATP manager.

7 C.F.R. §3300.10