The Calculator Said 9.2 kg. The Lane Needed 5.4.
A calculator asked for 9.2 kg where the lane needed 5.4. The three pessimistic assumptions behind gel quantity tools and how to correct each one.
Wall, Lid or Payload: Placement Rules for a 20 kg Shipper
Six packs on the floor left the top loins at 8.9 °C. A three-layout test with the same 6.5 kg of gel, and the contact-freeze risk the winner hid.
R-Value Buys Back Gel Weight: A Trade You Can Actually Measure
Raising box R-value from 2.8 to 5.5 saves about 1.8 kg of gel per 44-hour shipment. How to measure the trade, and the overcooling failure it can cause.
