A device for postharvest heat treatment of traditional Chinese medicine gardenia

Abstract

The invention provides a heat treatment device for the harvested Chinese medicine gardenia fruit, which can realize temperature control and production continuity in the heat transfer process. The unit includes a cabinet, rack, and sink. One side of the top and the other side of the bottom of the casing are respectively provided with a feeding port and a discharging port, which are connected by a three-layer mesh conveyor belt. The conveying end of each layer of conveyor belt is provided with a guide baffle, the middle layer of conveyor belt is driven in reverse by the low-speed motor drive gear plate, and the other two layers of conveyor belts are driven in the forward direction by adjacent gear drives; the water tank at the bottom of the rack is provided with heaters, ultrasonic fog boiler, temperature sensor, supplementary kettle, high water pump, and connected to the control panel; just above the conveyor belt on each floor is a high-pressure centrifugal nozzle connected to a hot water pipe, which is connected to the high-pressure pump in the sink. The invention has a simple structure, can effectively reduce the evaporation and loss of water in the thermal processing process, improve the heat transfer efficiency, save energy consumption, and can automatically complete the hot water treatment of the gardenia fruit.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of processing of traditional Chinese medicines, in particular to a device for hot water treatment and condition control of gardenia fruit after harvest of the traditional Chinese medicine. Background technique [0002] Gardenia ( Gardenia jasminoides Ellis) aliases: yellow gardenia, mountain gardenia, white toad, is the fruit of Rubiaceae gardenia. It grows in wilderness, hills, valleys, hillsides, shrubs or forests by streams at an altitude of 10-1500 meters. It is produced in the south of the Yangtze River Basin in my country and distributed in most provinces such as Jiangxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Hunan, and Fujian. Among them, Fujian, Jiangxi, Sichuan and Chongqing have the largest planting area. [0003] Dried gardenia fruit is a traditional Chinese medicine (generally the whole fruit is used as medicine). The longitudinal diameter of the fruit is about 2.15-4.29cm, and the transverse diameter is about 1.48-3.58cm....

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Problems solved by technology

The traditional heat treatment method is mainly steamed in a steamer, the device is single, the temperature and time cannot be accurately controlled, the steam manufacturing process is accompanied by high energy consumption, and the volume of the equipment is limited, so the continuity and consistency of the treatment cannot be guaranteed.

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