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kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 3300.10"
title: "7"
number: "3300.10"
heading: "Measurement of the K-coefficient of an insulated body."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/3300.10"
---

# §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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 4, Pub. L. 97-325, International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs Act (7 U.S.C. 4403).

### Source

Source: 51 FR 33879, Sept. 24, 1986, unless otherwise noted.