Patent ID: 7330778

Claim:
A method which may be used for determining the operating parameters of an installation for the cooling of articles, said method comprising: a) providing an installation for cooling articles, wherein said installation comprises: 1) a chamber with an inlet and an outlet; and 2) a cooling fluid; b) determining a temperature set point for said articles at said outlet; c) determining initial operating parameters for said installation; and d) performing a test cycle to test said operating parameters, wherein said test cycle comprises: 1) predicting a temperature of said articles at said outlet, wherein said prediction is made on the basis of: i) the operating parameters of said chamber; ii) the thermodynamic and physical characteristics of said chamber; and iii) the thermodynamic and physical characteristics of said articles; 2) comparing said temperature set point with said predicted temperature; and 3) modifying said operating parameters, when said comparison reveals a difference between said predicted temperature and said temperature set point.