Design Considerations for a Frozen Blood Shipping Container Used in the Transportable Blood Transshipment Center Program

摘要

A standard rectangular-shaped shipping container capable of accommodating up to 24 packs of red blood cell solution was shown to be suitable for blood storage and transport. The ability of the unit to maintain RBC packs in the desirable and acceptable temperature range was demonstrated using an insulated box coupled with a coolant. Keywords: Frozen blood shipping container; Thermodynamic analysis. (KT)