Flow distribution device for an extruder

A dispensing device and extruder technology, which is applied in application, food forming, and textured treatment, etc., can solve the problems of local combustion of products, increase the cooling load of the cooling mold, and reduce the maximum flow rate, etc., so as to reduce the occurrence rate, The effect of increased yield

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-04-06
MARS INC
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However, this is a solution with relatively limited practical advantages. Of course, supplying the cooling mold with significantly high temperature raw materials will greatly increase the cooling load required by the cooling mold
This in turn will reduce the maximum flow rate that can be developed through the cooling die while still providing acceptable quality product, which will likely defeat the purpose of providing a cooling die of increased efficiency
[0009] Additionally, heating the extrudate to higher temperatures than strictly required by the extrusion process will result in localized combustion of the product

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[0024] First refer to figure 1 , depicts a flow distribution device 5 comprising an extrudate channel 10 defined by an inner surface of a curvilinear profile, an extruder connection flange 15 and a cooling die connection flange 20 . It should be noted that when operating, the extrudate 42 will enter the device 5 through the extruder connecting flange 15, pass through the device 5 in the direction of arrow 25 and exit the device 5 and through the cooling die connecting flange 20 Enter into the cooling mold 50 . refer to figure 2 , showing the same features of the opposite end of the device 5 .

[0025] In actual operation, the flow distribution device 5 is connected directly to the outlet of a twin screw conveying food extruder 45 sold, for example, in Bühler AG, 9240 Uzwil, Switzerland, by means of the outlet flange 30 of the extruder. The device 5 is likewise connected to a multi-channel cooling die 50 whose extrudate flow channels 40 are radially arranged around a circul...

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An extruder exit flow distribution device, for use in the transfer of high-moisture food extrudate material from an extruder, said extruder having one or more extrusion screws, to the inlet of a multi-channel cooling die, said flow distribution device having an internal extrudate passage which defines a flow path for any given element of extrudate passing from the extruder exit to the entrance of said cooling die.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a cooling die associated with a food extruder and its use in the production of texturized protein foods, and to a flow distribution device that can be used to flow directly from the outlet of the food extruder to the inlet of a multi-channel cooling die . In particular, the present invention relates to an apparatus designed to improve the operating efficiency of the cooling die and also to promote a uniform distribution of extrudate flow within each channel of the cooling die. Background technique [0002] In the field of commercial food production, especially commercial pet food production, it is often necessary to produce an inexpensive, of artificial meat for inclusion in food matrices. A particularly efficient process for producing such artificial meat is disclosed by Effem Foods Pty Ltd. in patent document WO00 / 69276. The process described therein involves the use of a cooling die to achieve the gradual solidifi...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A23P1/12B29C48/03B29C48/30B29C48/87B29K77/00
CPCA23P1/12B29C47/0009B29C47/8835A23P30/20B29C48/03B29C48/87B29C48/913A23J3/26
Inventor戴维·亚历山大凯文·里斯
OwnerMARS INC