Food product heat treatment apparatus and method for food product heat treatment

A technology of heat treatment equipment and food, applied in food preservation, application, dairy products, etc., can solve problems such as time fluctuations, and achieve the effect of eliminating pressure drop

CN106942370APending Publication Date: 2017-07-14SPX APV DANMARK
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CN · China
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Applications(China)
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Publication Date
2017-07-14

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Abstract

The invention relates to a food product heat treatment apparatus for heat treatment of heat-sensitive fluid food products, such as whey protein concentrate, baby food and cheese milk, comprising an inlet (21) for supplying the food product, an outlet (22) for discharging the heat treated food product, a holding device (23) downstream the inlet (21) for holding the food product for a specific time at a specific temperature, and a back pressure device (24) downstream the holding device (23) wherein the holding device (23) is a positive displacement holding device and / or a self cleaning holding device. The invention also relates to a method for heat treating a heat-sensitive fluid food product, such as whey protein concentrate, baby food and cheese milk, comprising the following steps: (a) supplying the food product to an inlet (21), (b) heat treating the food product by holding the food product for a specific time at a specific temperature in a holding device (23), (c) providing a back pressure device (24) downstream the holding device (23), and (d) discharging the heat treated food product through an outlet (22), wherein the back pressure device (24) is or comprises a cooled valve and / or the food product is positively displaced through the holding device (23).
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Description

[0001] This application is a branch of an invention patent application whose application number is 2010800302340 (international application number is PCT / EP2010 / 003279), the application date is May 28, 2010, and the invention name is "food heat treatment equipment and method for food heat treatment". case application. technical field

[0002] The invention relates to an apparatus for the thermal treatment of food according to the preamble of claim 1 and a method for the thermal treatment of food according to the preamble of claim 8 .

[0003] A food heat treatment plant according to the preamble of claim 1 is known from EP 0794706 B1, the disclosure of which is incorporated in its entirety into the present description by reference. Background technique

[0004] Food products can be pasteurized by providing high temperature treatment in a short period of time with known equipment. However, there may be slight fluctuations in the time to heat treat food. Therefore, the holdi...

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[0058] figure 1A schematic diagram showing a food heat treatment apparatus for heat-treating heat-sensitive fluid food, such as whey protein concentrate, baby food and cheese milk, according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

[0059] The food heat treatment equipment includes: a food inlet 21, which is used to supply food into the food heat treatment equipment; a food outlet 22, which is used to discharge the heat-treated food; a heat preservation device 23, which is located downstream of the food inlet 21, for keeping the food at a specific temperature for a specific time; and a back pressure device 24 located downstream of the holding device 23

[0060] Cooling means 25 are provided to cool the back pressure means 24 to reduce and preferably avoid burning and expansion of the heat treated food product. The cooling device includes a cooling medium inlet 26 and a cooling medium outlet 27 .

[0061] Arrows at the top of the figure indicate process flow direction...