Steam-water separation device
Through the design of the gas-water separation device, the problem of inconvenient cleaning of the inner wall of the milk powder processing device is solved, the convenient cleaning of the inner wall of the tank and the uniform heating of the fresh milk are achieved, and the emulsion dehydration rate and milk powder quality are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422924417.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-28
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-28
AI Technical Summary
The existing vacuum dehydration equipment for milk powder processing is not easy to clean the inner wall after use, which poses a risk of cross contamination.
A steam-water separation device was designed, which includes a tank body, a tank cover, a spiral stirring blade, a booster pump, a vacuum pump and a steam-water separator. Cleaning water is sprayed through the water outlet of the spiral stirring blade to flush the inner wall of the tank, and the vacuum pump and circulation pump are combined to accelerate water evaporation to ensure that the fresh milk is heated evenly.
The inner wall of the tank is easily cleaned, fresh milk residue is prevented, cleaning efficiency is improved, and fresh milk is heated more evenly, thereby enhancing the emulsion dehydration rate and milk powder quality.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of milk powder processing, in particular to a steam-water separation device. Background Art
[0002] Milk powder is made by removing the moisture from animal milk. It's easy to store and is made from fresh cow's or goat's milk. By freezing or heating it, nearly all the water is removed, and then drying it, vitamins and minerals are added to the mixture. It's easy to prepare, portable, and nutritious. Instant milk powder has larger, looser particles than regular milk powder, offering excellent wettability and high dispersion. It dissolves quickly even with warm water. To better preserve animal milk, it's made into powder. During the production of milk powder, the water must be removed from the liquid milk.
[0003] The existing technology has the following problems:
[0004] After extensive searching, it was found that the patent document with application number CN202322036168.5 discloses a vacuum dehydration device for milk powder processing. This patent uses a method of evacuating the tank body into a vacuum environment, which can quickly boil the milk under low pressure conditions and evaporate the water at a relatively low temperature. However, there are still some problems in the actual use of the above patent. The most obvious one is that it is not convenient to rinse the inner wall of the tank body after use, and there is a risk of cross-contamination in subsequent use.
[0005] To this end, we proposed a steam-water separation device to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks. Utility Model Content
[0006] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a steam-water separation device in order to solve the shortcomings in the prior art.
[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: a steam-water separation device, comprising a tank body, a tank cover is detachably mounted on the top of the tank body, a driving motor is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the tank cover, and a first gear is mounted on the output end of the driving motor, a spiral stirring blade is penetrated by the surface of the tank cover, and a water outlet is opened on the surface of the spiral stirring blade, a high-speed rotating joint is mounted on one end of the spiral stirring blade, a second gear is fixedly mounted on the surface of the spiral stirring blade, and the second gear is meshed with the first gear, a booster pump is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the tank cover, and a cleaning pipe is mounted on the water outlet end of the booster pump, and The other end of the cleaning pipe is connected to a high-speed rotary joint. A steam recovery pipe is installed on the upper end of one side surface of the tank body, and a circulation pump is installed on the lower end of one side surface of the tank body. A circulation pipe and a feed pipe are installed at the upper and lower ends of the circulation pump respectively. The circulation pipe and the feed pipe are both connected to the tank body. A sampler is installed on the circulation pipe and the feed pipe is connected to the discharge pipe. A vacuum pump, a condensate tank and a steam-water separator are provided on the other side of the tank body. A condensate tank is provided between the vacuum pump and the steam-water separator. An exhaust pipe and a waste liquid pipe are connected to one side surface of the steam-water separator. A heater is fixedly installed on the inner bottom surface of the tank body.
[0008] Preferably, the diameter of the heater is smaller than the diameter of the tank.
[0009] Preferably, there are multiple water outlet holes, and the multiple water outlet holes are equidistantly arranged along the length direction of the spiral stirring blade.
[0010] Preferably, a single chip microcomputer is installed on the outside of the tank body, and the single chip microcomputer is electrically connected to the driving motor, the booster pump, the heater, the vacuum pump and the circulating pump through wires.
[0011] Preferably, the outer layer of the tank body is covered with a water jacket, and a steam collector is installed in the water jacket, and the steam collector is connected to the steam recovery pipe.
[0012] Preferably, the diameter of the spiral stirring blade is smaller than the diameter of the tank body.
[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:
[0014] 1. In the utility model, a booster pump is provided, which pumps external water into the spiral stirring blade with a hollow structure and sprays it out from the water outlet, so as to wash away the residue on the inner wall of the tank body and prevent fresh milk from remaining on the inner wall of the tank body, which is beneficial to subsequent use and makes maintenance and cleaning more convenient and labor-saving.
[0015] 2. In the present invention, by providing a spiral stirring blade, the fresh milk at the bottom of the tank can be transported upward and rolled, so that the fresh milk is heated more evenly and the heating effect of the fresh milk is better. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.
[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the external structure of a steam-water separation device proposed in the utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional view of a steam-water separation device proposed in the utility model;
[0019] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the spiral stirring blade, water outlet, second gear, high-speed rotary joint and booster pump;
[0020] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the tank body and the tank cover.
[0021] Legend:
[0022] 1. Tank body; 2. Tank cover; 3. Drive motor; 4. First gear; 5. Spiral stirring blade; 6. Water outlet; 7. Second gear; 8. High-speed rotary joint; 9. Booster pump; 10. Cleaning pipe; 11. Heater; 12. Single-chip microcomputer; 13. Steam recovery pipe; 14. Circulation pump; 15. Sampler; 16. Feed pipe; 17. Discharge pipe; 18. Vacuum pump; 19. Condensate tank; 20. Steam-water separator. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0023] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0024] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicating directions or positional relationships, are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or components referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention; the terms "first", "second", and "third" are only used for descriptive purposes and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance; in addition, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be internal communication between two components. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.
[0025] Please refer to Figure 1-4 A gas-water separation device comprises a tank body 1, a tank cover 2 is detachably mounted on the top of the tank body 1, a driving motor 3 is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the tank cover 2, and a first gear 4 is mounted on the output end of the driving motor 3, a spiral stirring blade 5 is penetrated by the surface of the tank cover 2, and a water outlet hole 6 is opened on the surface of the spiral stirring blade 5, a high-speed rotating joint 8 is mounted on one end of the spiral stirring blade 5, a second gear 7 is fixedly mounted on the surface of the spiral stirring blade 5, and the second gear 7 is meshed with the first gear 4, a booster pump 9 is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the tank cover 2, and a cleaning pipe 10 is mounted on the water outlet end of the booster pump 9, and the other end of the cleaning pipe 10 is connected to the high-speed rotating joint 8. The head 8 is connected, a steam recovery pipe 13 is installed on the upper end of one side surface of the tank body 1, a circulation pump 14 is installed on the lower end of one side surface of the tank body 1, a circulation pipe and a feed pipe 16 are installed at the upper and lower ends of the circulation pump 14 respectively, the circulation pipe and the feed pipe 16 are both connected to the tank body 1, a sampler 15 is installed on the circulation pipe, and the feed pipe 16 is connected to the discharge pipe 17, a vacuum pump 18, a condensate tank 19 and a steam-water separator 20 are provided on the other side of the tank body 1, a condensate tank 19 is provided between the vacuum pump 18 and the steam-water separator 20, one side surface of the steam-water separator 20 is connected to the exhaust pipe and the waste liquid pipe, and a heater 11 is fixedly installed on the inner bottom surface of the tank body 1.
[0026] During use, the material is put into the tank body 1 from the feed pipe 16, and the milk in the tank body 1 is heated and evaporated under the action of the water jacket. The circulation pump 14 extracts the emulsion from the tank body 1 and recirculates it into the tank body 1. The circulation of the material outside the tank body 1 can not only accelerate the evaporation speed, but also shorten the time the material is in contact with the temperature. The temperature rise is small, the loss of nutrients is very small, and many heat-sensitive biological active substances are also better protected. The coordinated work of the circulation pump 14 and the water jacket increases the area of water evaporation, accelerates water evaporation, and improves the emulsion dehydration rate. The vacuum pump 18 draws the tank body 1 into a vacuum, which can make the milk boil quickly under low pressure conditions, evaporate the water at a relatively low temperature, increase the concentration of the milk, and make it heated evenly. The combination of the vacuum pump 18, the circulation pump 14 and the water jacket increases the area of water evaporation, accelerates water evaporation, and improves the emulsion dehydration rate. Water rate, wherein the vacuum pump 18 extracts the moisture of the material in the tank body 1 through the exhaust pipe, and then passes the condensed water to liquefy the gas and flow into the steam-water separator 20, and the gas insoluble in water is discharged through the tail gas outlet pipe for centralized treatment, and the waste liquid is discharged through the waste liquid outlet pipe for centralized treatment. After use, the booster pump 9 works to pump external water into the spiral stirring blade 5 of the hollow structure, and sprays it out from the water outlet hole 6, which can flush the residue on the inner wall of the tank body 1 and prevent the fresh milk from remaining on the inner wall of the tank body 1, which is beneficial to subsequent use and maintenance and cleaning are more convenient and labor-saving. At the same time, the driving motor 3 drives the first gear 4 to rotate, and the rotation of the first gear 4 drives the second gear 7 to rotate, which can drive the spiral stirring blade 5 to rotate with it, and can transport the fresh milk at the bottom of the tank body 1 upward to roll, so that the fresh milk is heated more evenly and the heating effect of the fresh milk is better.
[0027] In this embodiment, the diameter of the heater 11 is smaller than the diameter of the tank 1 .
[0028] Specifically, the heater 11 can be installed inside the tank 1 for use.
[0029] In this embodiment, a plurality of water outlet holes 6 are provided, and the plurality of water outlet holes 6 are equidistantly arranged along the length direction of the spiral stirring blade 5 .
[0030] Specifically, the stirring effect of the fresh milk is ensured so that the fresh milk is more evenly heated.
[0031] In this embodiment, a single chip microcomputer 12 is installed outside the tank body 1, and the single chip microcomputer 12 is electrically connected to the drive motor 3, the booster pump 9, the heater 11, the vacuum pump 18 and the circulation pump 14 through wires.
[0032] Specifically, this is a common circuit connection structure, which will not be described in detail here.
[0033] In this embodiment, the outer layer of the tank body 1 is covered with a water jacket, and a steam collector is installed in the water jacket, and the steam collector is connected to the steam recovery pipe 13.
[0034] Specifically, the generated water vapor can be discharged smoothly from the tank body 1.
[0035] In this embodiment, the diameter of the spiral stirring blade 5 is smaller than the diameter of the tank body 1 .
[0036] Specifically, the spiral stirring blade 5 can be rotated in the tank body 1 .
[0037] In this embodiment: the single chip computer 12 is an existing structure, and the control circuit can be implemented by simple programming by technicians in this field. It is common knowledge in this field and is only used without modification. Therefore, the control method and circuit connection are not described in detail.
[0038] Working principle: When in use, the material is put into the tank body 1 from the feed pipe 16, and the milk in the tank body 1 is heated and evaporated under the action of the water jacket. The circulation pump 14 extracts the emulsion from the tank body 1 and recirculates it into the tank body 1. The circulation of the material outside the tank body 1 can not only speed up the evaporation speed, but also shorten the time the material is in contact with the temperature. The temperature rise is small, the loss of nutrients is very small, and many heat-sensitive biologically active substances are also better protected. The coordinated work of the circulation pump 14 and the water jacket increases the area of water evaporation, accelerates water evaporation, and increases the emulsion dehydration rate. The vacuum pump 18 draws the tank body 1 into a vacuum, which can make the milk boil quickly under low pressure conditions, evaporate the water at a relatively low temperature, increase the concentration of the milk, and make it heated evenly. The combination of the vacuum pump 18, the circulation pump 14 and the water jacket increases the area of water evaporation, accelerates water evaporation, and increases the milk The vacuum pump 18 extracts the moisture of the material in the tank body 1 through the exhaust pipe, and then passes the condensed water into the gas to liquefy the gas and flow into the steam-water separator 20. The gas insoluble in water is discharged through the tail gas outlet pipe for centralized treatment, and the waste liquid is discharged through the waste liquid outlet pipe for centralized treatment. After use, the booster pump 9 works to pump external water into the spiral stirring blade 5 of the hollow structure and spray it out from the water outlet hole 6, which can flush the residue on the inner wall of the tank body 1 and prevent the fresh milk from remaining on the inner wall of the tank body 1, which is beneficial to subsequent use and maintenance and cleaning are more convenient and labor-saving. At the same time, the driving motor 3 drives the first gear 4 to rotate, and the rotation of the first gear 4 drives the second gear 7 to rotate, which can drive the spiral stirring blade 5 to rotate with it, and can transport the fresh milk at the bottom of the tank body 1 upward, so that the fresh milk is heated more evenly and the heating effect of the fresh milk is better.
[0039] It should be noted that the model specifications of the single-chip microcomputer 12, the driving motor 3, the booster pump 9, the heater 11, the vacuum pump 18 and the circulating pump 14 need to be determined according to the actual specifications of the device, and the specific selection calculation method adopts the existing technology in the art, so it will not be described in detail.
[0040] The power supply and principle of the single-chip microcomputer 12, the driving motor 3, the booster pump 9, the heater 11, the vacuum pump 18 and the circulating pump 14 are clear to those skilled in the art, and will not be described in detail here.
[0041] The above is only a preferred specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this. Any skilled person in the art can make equivalent replacement or change according to the technical scheme and the inventive concept of the present application within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A steam-water separation device, comprising a tank body (1), characterized in that: The top of the tank body (1) is detachably mounted with a tank cover (2), and a driving motor (3) is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the tank cover (2), and a first gear (4) is mounted on the output end of the driving motor (3). A spiral stirring blade (5) is provided through the surface of the tank cover (2), and a water outlet hole (6) is provided on the surface of the spiral stirring blade (5). A high-speed rotary joint (8) is mounted on one end of the spiral stirring blade (5), and a second gear (7) is fixedly mounted on the surface of the spiral stirring blade (5), and the second gear (7) is meshed with the first gear (4). A booster pump (9) is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the tank cover (2), and a cleaning pipe (10) is mounted on the water outlet end of the booster pump (9), and the other end of the cleaning pipe (10) is connected to the high-speed rotary joint (8). The tank body (1) A steam recovery pipe (13) is installed on the upper end of one side surface of the tank body (1), a circulation pump (14) is installed on the lower end of one side surface of the tank body (1), and a circulation pipe and a feed pipe (16) are installed at the upper and lower ends of the circulation pump (14), respectively. The circulation pipe and the feed pipe (16) are both connected to the tank body (1), and a sampler (15) is installed on the circulation pipe. The feed pipe (16) is connected to a discharge pipe (17). A vacuum pump (18), a condensate tank (19) and a steam-water separator (20) are provided on the other side of the tank body (1), and a condensate tank (19) is provided between the vacuum pump (18) and the steam-water separator (20). One side surface of the steam-water separator (20) is connected to an exhaust pipe and a waste liquid pipe. A heater (11) is fixedly installed on the inner bottom surface of the tank body (1).
2. A steam-water separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The diameter of the heater (11) is smaller than the diameter of the tank body (1).
3. The steam-water separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are a plurality of water outlet holes (6), and the plurality of water outlet holes (6) are equidistantly arranged along the length direction of the spiral stirring blade (5).
4. The steam-water separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A single-chip microcomputer (12) is installed outside the tank body (1), and the single-chip microcomputer (12) is electrically connected to the drive motor (3), the booster pump (9), the heater (11), the vacuum pump (18) and the circulation pump (14) through wires.
5. The steam-water separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer layer of the tank body (1) is covered with a water jacket, and a steam collector is installed in the water jacket, and the steam collector is connected to a steam recovery pipe (13).
6. The steam-water separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The diameter of the spiral stirring blade (5) is smaller than the diameter of the tank body (1).
Citation Information
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Vacuum dewatering device for milk powder processing
CN220494130U