Mandarin peel softening, aging and drying integrated machine and process method thereof

Abstract

The invention discloses an integrated machine for softening, aging and drying orange peels and a process method thereof. The machine comprises a drying room and at least two conveyor belts for conveying orange peels. The conveyor belts are sequentially distributed in the drying room from top to bottom, and the movement directions of two adjacent conveyor belts are opposite. The orange peels are sequentially conveyed from top to bottom. A dehumidifier, a compressor for heating air, a humidifier and an oxygen generator are respectively arranged outside the drying room. The dehumidifier, the compressor, the humidifier and the oxygen generator are all connected to the drying room. The invention provides an integrated machine for softening, aging and drying orange peels with low cost and high efficiency and a process method thereof.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of tangerine peel processing, in particular to an integrated machine for softening, aging and drying tangerine peel and a process method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Tangerine peel needs to be softened, aged and dried in sequence to form a finished product. Tangerine peel aging is the natural fermentation process of tangerine peel. Aging is the main process for tangerine peel to develop fragrance, consolidate and improve varieties. The unique quality and aged fragrance of tangerine peel are formed during the aging process. During the aging process, chemical components such as flavonoids, amino acids, and sugars in tangerine peel undergo self-oxidation, causing the formation of brown substances and the generation of the characteristic smell of aged fragrance. According to the prior art, the softening, aging and drying of tangerine peel need to be carried out on different equipment, which is costly and inefficient. Summary of the invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the defects of the above prior art and provide a low-cost and high-efficiency orange peel softening, aging and drying all-in-one machine and a process method thereof.

[0004] In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution of the present invention is:

[0005] A machine for softening, aging and drying orange peels comprises a drying room and at least two conveyor belts for conveying orange peels. The conveyor belts are sequentially distributed in the drying room from top to bottom, and the movement directions of two adjacent conveyor belts are opposite. The orange peels are sequentially conveyed from top to bottom. A dehumidifier, a compressor for heating air, a humidifier and an oxygen generator are respectively arranged outside the drying room, and the dehumidifier, compressor, humidifier and oxygen generator are all connected to the drying room.

[0006] After adopting the above structure, the present invention has the following advantages compared with the prior art: at least two conveyor belts are provided, and the conveyor belts convey the tangerine peel from top to bottom. During the conveying, the tangerine peel falls onto the conveyor belt below due to its weight, and the tangerine peel is turned over at the same time, so that the two sides of the tangerine peel can be softened, aged and dried. When softening the tangerine peel, the compressor and the dehumidifier are turned on while the humidifier and the oxygen generator are turned off. When aging the tangerine peel, the compressor, the humidifier and the oxygen generator are turned on while the dehumidifier is turned off. When drying the tangerine peel, only the compressor is turned on. The three processes of softening, aging and drying the tangerine peel can be carried out in the same drying room, which is low in cost and high in efficiency.

[0007] Preferably, a feeding port is provided at the left end above the drying room to facilitate placing the orange peels on the conveyor belt.

[0008] Preferably, the number of the conveyor belts is an odd number, and a discharge port is provided at the right end below the drying room to facilitate the collection of processed orange peels.

[0009] Preferably, a blower and an exhaust fan are respectively provided outside the drying room, and the blower and the exhaust fan are both connected to the drying room. The blower, the drying room and the exhaust fan form a circulation system, and the blower and the exhaust fan are used to circulate hot air in the drying room to increase the contact area between the tangerine peel and the hot air, thereby facilitating the softening, aging and drying of the tangerine peel.

[0010] Preferably, the air supply fan and the exhaust fan are both located on the same side of the drying room, which increases the time that the hot air stays in the drying room, resulting in good effect.

[0011] Preferably, the dehumidifier is arranged at the upper end of the drying room and has a simple structure.

[0012] Preferably, the number of the dehumidifiers is three, and the dehumidifiers are respectively located at the front end, the middle end and the rear end above the drying room, with good dehumidification effect and reasonable distribution.

[0013] Preferably, the compressor, humidifier and oxygen generator are all located at the lower end of the drying room, and the structure is simple.

[0014] Preferably, it also includes a box located at the lower end of the drying room, and the compressor, humidifier and oxygen generator are all located in the box and do not occupy space.

[0015] Preferably, the number of the boxes is three, and the boxes are respectively located at the front end, the middle end and the rear end below the drying room, with good effect and reasonable distribution.

[0016] A process for softening, aging and drying tangerine peels, comprising any one of the above-mentioned tangerine peel softening, aging and drying integrated machines, and further comprising the following steps:

[0017] Step 1: Soften the mandarin peels, turn on the compressor and dehumidifier, while the humidifier and oxygen generator are turned off, operate the conveyor belt, and the mandarin peels move on the conveyor belt. The speed of the conveyor belt is 0.5m / s to 3m / s, and the drying room temperature is controlled to 40℃ to 50℃. The softening time is 30 minutes to 50 minutes.

[0018] Step 2: aging the orange peel, turning on the compressor, humidifier and oxygen generator while turning off the dehumidifier, the speed of the conveyor belt is 0.1m / s to 0.8m / s, the drying room temperature is controlled to 35°C to 40°C, the humidity in the drying room is controlled to 65% to 70%, and the aging time is 7 to 10 days;

[0019] Step 3: Dry the orange peel, turn on the compressor, turn off the humidifier, oxygen generator and dehumidifier, the speed of the conveyor belt is 0.5m / s~3m / s, the temperature of the drying room is controlled to 40℃~50℃, and the drying time is 4 hours to 8 hours. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 The present invention is a schematic diagram of an evaporator body of a mandarin peel softening, aging and drying machine.

[0021] Among them, 1. drying room, 2. conveyor belt, 3. dehumidifier, 4. compressor, 5. humidifier, 6. oxygen generator, 7. feeding port, 8. discharging port, 9. blower, 10. exhaust fan, 11. box body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0023] like Figure 1 As shown, the present invention provides an integrated machine for softening, aging and drying orange peels, which includes a drying room 1 and at least two conveyor belts 2 for conveying orange peels. The conveyor belts 2 are sequentially distributed in the drying room 1 up and down, and the movement directions of two adjacent conveyor belts 2 are opposite. The orange peels are sequentially conveyed from top to bottom. A dehumidifier 3, a compressor 4 for heating air, a humidifier 5 and an oxygen generator 6 are respectively arranged outside the drying room 1. The dehumidifier 3, the compressor 4, the humidifier 5 and the oxygen generator 6 are all connected to the drying room 1. The advantage of the present invention is that at least two conveyor belts 2 are provided, and the conveyor belts 2 are arranged in a plurality of directions. 2. The tangerine peel is conveyed from top to bottom. During the conveying, the tangerine peel falls onto the conveyor belt 2 below due to its weight. At the same time, the tangerine peel is turned over to facilitate softening, aging and drying of both sides of the tangerine peel. When softening the tangerine peel, the compressor 4 and the dehumidifier 3 are turned on while the humidifier 5 and the oxygen generator 6 are turned off. When aging the tangerine peel, the compressor 4, the humidifier 5 and the oxygen generator 6 are turned on while the dehumidifier 3 is turned off. When drying the tangerine peel, only the compressor 4 is turned on. The three processes of softening, aging and drying the tangerine peel can be carried out in the same drying room 1, which is low in cost and high in efficiency.

[0024] A feeding port 7 is provided at the left end of the upper part of the drying room 1, so as to facilitate placing the orange peels on the conveyor belt.

[0025] The number of the conveyor belts 2 is an odd number, and a discharge port 8 is provided at the right end below the drying room 1 to facilitate the collection of processed orange peels. Specifically, the number of the conveyor belts 2 is five.

[0026] A blower 9 and an exhaust fan 10 are respectively provided outside the drying room 1, and the blower 9 and the exhaust fan 10 are both connected to the drying room 1. The blower 9, the drying room 1 and the exhaust fan 10 form a circulation system. The blower 9 and the exhaust fan 10 are used to circulate hot air in the drying room 1, thereby increasing the contact area between the tangerine peel and the hot air, and facilitating the softening, aging and drying of the tangerine peel.

[0027] The air supply fan 9 and the exhaust fan 10 are both located on the same side of the drying room 1, which increases the time that the hot air stays in the drying room 1 and has a good effect.

[0028] The dehumidifier 3 is arranged at the upper end of the drying room 1 and has a simple structure.

[0029] There are three dehumidifiers 3, which are respectively located at the front end, the middle end and the rear end above the drying room 1, with good dehumidification effect and reasonable distribution.

[0030] The compressor 4, humidifier 5 and oxygen generator 6 are all located at the lower end of the drying room 1, and have a simple structure.

[0031] It also includes a box body 11 located at the lower end of the drying room 1. The compressor 4, the humidifier 5 and the oxygen generator 6 are all located in the box body 11 and do not occupy any space.

[0032] There are three boxes 11, which are respectively located at the front end, the middle end and the rear end below the drying room 1, with good effect and reasonable distribution.

[0033] Specifically, the principle of the present invention is to set at least two conveyor belts 2, and the conveyor belts 2 convey the tangerine peel from top to bottom. During the conveying, the tangerine peel falls onto the conveyor belt 2 below due to its weight, and the tangerine peel is turned over at the same time, so as to facilitate softening, aging and drying of the two sides of the tangerine peel. When softening the tangerine peel, the compressor 4 and the dehumidifier 3 are turned on while the humidifier 5 and the oxygen generator 6 are turned off. When aging the tangerine peel, the compressor 4, the humidifier 5 and the oxygen generator 6 are turned on while the dehumidifier 3 is turned off. When drying the tangerine peel, only the compressor 4 is turned on. The three processes of softening, aging and drying the tangerine peel can be carried out in the same drying room 1, with low cost and high efficiency.

[0034] Specifically, the advantages are as follows: large drying volume, multiple conveyor belts 2 can turn the orange peels for multiple times, hot air circulation can achieve heat recovery and recycling, energy saving and environmental protection; the whole set of equipment only needs two workers in front and back to operate, and the number of people required for the same weight of orange peels is 1 / 10 of the number of traditional production workers, and the production time is saved by at least 5 times, which greatly improves production efficiency, reduces costs, and improves corporate benefits; the temperature of the drying room 1 is controlled to 40°C-50°C, and the humidity in the drying room 1 is controlled to 35%-65%, so as to achieve temperature control, humidity control, and uniform air volume, and ensure the moisture control requirements and color requirements of the orange peels; clean and hygienic, the entire orange peel drying process is completed in the closed drying room 1, will not be polluted by the outside world, and the assembly line is made of 304 stainless steel material, which is convenient for cleaning and washing. Specifically, five conveyor belts 2 are selected in this embodiment. Specifically, in order to ensure that the tangerine peels on the conveyor belt 2 can fall onto the conveyor belt 2 below, the conveyor belt 2 includes a first conveyor belt, a second conveyor belt, a third conveyor belt, a fourth conveyor belt and a fifth conveyor belt. The first conveyor belt, the second conveyor belt, the third conveyor belt, the fourth conveyor belt and the fifth conveyor belt are arranged in sequence from top to bottom. The right end of the second conveyor belt extends out of the right end of the first conveyor belt to ensure that the tangerine peels on the first conveyor belt can fall onto the second conveyor belt; the left end of the third conveyor belt extends out of the left end of the second conveyor belt to ensure that the tangerine peels on the second conveyor belt can fall onto the third conveyor belt; the right end of the fourth conveyor belt extends out of the right end of the third conveyor belt to ensure that the tangerine peels on the third conveyor belt can fall onto the fourth conveyor belt; the left end of the fifth conveyor belt extends out of the left end of the fourth conveyor belt to ensure that the tangerine peels on the fourth conveyor belt can fall onto the fifth conveyor belt; the right end of the fifth conveyor belt is close to the discharge port 8, which is convenient for collecting the tangerine peels.

[0035] Specifically, the air supply fan 9 is connected to the upper end of the drying room 1, and the exhaust fan 10 is connected to the lower end of the drying room 1.

[0036] Specifically, the air supply fan 9, the drying chamber 1 and the exhaust fan 10 are sequentially connected to form a closed-loop circulation system.

[0037] Specifically, the exhaust ports of the three dehumidifiers 3 are gathered on the same pipeline to facilitate overall dehumidification.

[0038] Specifically, the compressor 4 cooperates with the heater to heat the air in the drying room 1 .

[0039] Specifically, a heat-insulating layer is arranged inside the wall of the drying room 1, and the heat-insulating effect of the drying room is good, thereby improving the processing efficiency of the tangerine peel.

[0040] Specifically, the temperature is controlled by a temperature sensor, and the humidity is controlled by a humidity sensor.

[0041] Processing process: 1. Soften the peels, turn on the compressor 4 and the dehumidifier 3, at this time the humidifier 5 and the oxygen generator 6 are in the off state, operate the conveyor belt 2, the peels move on the conveyor belt 2, the speed of the conveyor belt 2 is 0.5m / s~3m / s, the length of the conveyor belt 2 is generally 20m~30m, the temperature of the drying room 1 is controlled to 40℃~50℃, and the softening time is 30 minutes~50 minutes (repeat the process, the conveyor belt 2 sends the peels from the feeding port 7 to the discharging port 8 as one process, and the softening needs to be carried out in multiple processes); 2. Age the peels, turn on the compressor 4, the humidifier 5 and the oxygen generator 6, and turn off the dehumidifier 3 at the same time, the speed of the conveyor belt 2 is 0.5m / s~3m / s, the length of the conveyor belt 2 is generally 20m~30m, the temperature of the drying room 1 is controlled to 40℃~50℃, and the softening time is 30 minutes~50 minutes (repeat the process, the conveyor belt 2 sends the peels from the feeding port 7 to the discharging port 8 as one process, and the softening needs to be carried out in multiple processes); 2. Age the peels, turn on the compressor 4, the humidifier 5 and the oxygen generator 6, and at the same time turn off the dehumidifier 3, the speed of the conveyor belt 2 is 0.5m / s~3m / s, the length of the conveyor belt 2 is generally 20m~30m, the temperature of the drying room 1 is controlled to 40℃~50℃, and the softening time is 30 minutes~50 minutes (repeat the process, the conveyor belt 2 sends the peels from the feeding port 7 to the The speed is 0.1m / s~0.8m / s, the temperature of drying room 1 is controlled to 35℃~40℃, the humidity in drying room 1 is controlled to 65%~70%, and the aging time is 7 days~10 days (repeat the process, the conveyor belt 2 sends the tangerine peel from the feeding port 7 to the discharging port 8 as one process, and the aging needs to be carried out in multiple processes); 3. Dry the tangerine peel, only turn on the compressor 4, and close the others, the speed of the conveyor belt 2 is 0.5m / s~3m / s, the temperature of drying room 1 is controlled to 40℃~50℃, and the drying time is 4 hours~8 hours (repeat the process, the conveyor belt 2 sends the tangerine peel from the feeding port 7 to the discharging port 8 as one process, and the drying needs to be carried out in multiple processes).

[0042] Specifically, during drying, the speed of the conveyor belt 2 is 0.5 m / s, 2 m / s or 3 m / s, the temperature of the drying room 1 is controlled to 40° C., 45° C. or 50° C., and the drying treatment time is 4 hours, 6 hours or 8 hours.

[0043] Specifically, during aging, the speed of the conveyor belt 2 is 0.1 m / s, 0.4 m / s or 0.8 m / s, the temperature of the drying room 1 is controlled to 35° C., 38° C. or 40° C., the humidity in the drying room 1 is controlled to 65%, 68% or 70%, and the aging treatment time is 7 days, 8 days or 10 days.

[0044] Specifically, during softening, the speed of the conveyor belt 2 is 0.5 m / s, 1.5 m / s or 3 m / s, the length of the conveyor belt 2 is generally 20 m, 25 m or 30 m (this is the length of a single conveyor belt 2), the temperature of the drying room 1 is controlled to 40° C., 45° C. or 50° C., and the softening treatment time is 30 minutes, 40 minutes or 50 minutes.

[0045] Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages: softening, aging and drying are carried out on the same equipment, with low cost and high efficiency, and the time for softening, aging and drying of the tangerine peel is greatly reduced; the tangerine peel is softened with high efficiency by utilizing a reasonable conveyor belt 2 speed, a reasonable drying room 1 temperature and a reasonable softening time; the tangerine peel is aged with high efficiency by utilizing a reasonable conveyor belt 2 speed, a reasonable drying room 1 temperature, a reasonable drying room 1 humidity and a reasonable aging time; the tangerine peel is dried with high efficiency and good effect by utilizing a reasonable conveyor belt 2 speed, a reasonable drying room 1 temperature and a reasonable drying time.

[0046] Based on the above scheme, if various changes or modifications to the present invention do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and if these changes and modifications fall within the scope of the claims and equivalent technologies of the present invention, the present invention is also intended to include these changes and modifications.

Claims

1. A mandarin peel softening, aging and drying machine, characterized in that: It comprises a drying room (1) and at least two conveyor belts (2) for conveying orange peels. The conveyor belts (2) are sequentially arranged in the drying room (1) from top to bottom. The movement directions of two adjacent conveyor belts (2) are opposite. The orange peels are sequentially conveyed from top to bottom. A dehumidifier (3), a compressor (4) for heating air, a humidifier (5) and an oxygen generator (6) are respectively arranged outside the drying room (1). The dehumidifier (3), the compressor (4), the humidifier (5) and the oxygen generator (6) are all connected to the drying room (1). The drying room (1) is also provided with a blower (9) and an exhaust fan (10) respectively. The blower (9) and the exhaust fan (10) are both connected to the drying room (1). The blower (9), the drying room (1) and the exhaust fan (10) form a circulation system. The dehumidifier (3) is arranged at the upper end of the drying room (1); The compressor (4), humidifier (5) and oxygen generator (6) are all located at the lower end of the drying room (1).

2. The integrated machine for softening, aging and drying orange peel according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left end of the upper part of the drying room (1) is provided with a feeding port (7).

3. The integrated machine for softening, aging and drying orange peel according to claim 2, characterized in that: The number of the conveyor belts (2) is an odd number, and a discharge port (8) is provided at the right end below the drying room (1).

4. The integrated machine for softening, aging and drying orange peel according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air supply fan (9) and the exhaust fan (10) are both located on the same side of the drying room (1).

5. The integrated machine for softening, aging and drying orange peel according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the dehumidifiers (3) is three, and the dehumidifiers (3) are respectively located at the front end, the middle end and the rear end above the drying room (1).

6. The integrated machine for softening, aging and drying orange peels according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a box body (11) located at the lower end of the drying room (1), and the compressor (4), humidifier (5) and oxygen generator (6) are all located in the box body (11).

7. A process for softening, aging and drying tangerine peel, characterized in that: The integrated machine for softening, aging and drying orange peels according to any one of claims 1 to 6 further comprises the following steps: Step 1: Softening the tangerine peel, turning on the compressor (4) and the dehumidifier (3), while the humidifier (5) and the oxygen generator (6) are turned off, and the conveyor belt (2) is operated, and the tangerine peel moves on the conveyor belt (2), the speed of the conveyor belt (2) is 0.5m / s to 3m / s, the temperature of the drying room (1) is controlled to 40°C to 50°C, and the softening treatment time is 30 minutes to 50 minutes; Step 2: performing an aging treatment on the orange peel, turning on the compressor (4), the humidifier (5) and the oxygen generator (6) while turning off the dehumidifier (3), the speed of the conveyor belt (2) is 0.1 m / s to 0.8 m / s, the temperature of the drying room (1) is controlled to 35° C. to 40° C., the humidity in the drying room (1) is controlled to 65% to 70%, and the aging treatment time is 7 to 10 days; Step 3: Drying the orange peel, turning on the compressor (4), turning off the humidifier (5), the oxygen generator (6) and the dehumidifier (3), the speed of the conveyor belt (2) is 0.5m / s to 3m / s, the temperature of the drying room (1) is controlled to 40°C to 50°C, and the drying time is 4 hours to 8 hours.

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