Sugar liquid viscosity adjusting device

Abstract

The utility model relates to a sugar liquid viscosity adjusting device, and belongs to the technical field of fructose production equipment.The sugar liquid viscosity adjusting device comprises a tank body and a titration assembly, the titration assembly comprises a containing container and a burette, the containing container is installed on the tank body, a valve is installed on the burette, one end of the burette is communicated with the containing container, and the other end of the burette is communicated with the tank body; a mounting assembly is arranged on the tank body and is used for realizing detachable connection between the accommodating container and the tank body. The method has the effect of improving the production efficiency of the crystalline fructose.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of fructose production equipment, and in particular to a sugar solution viscosity adjustment device. Background Technology

[0002] Fructose and glucose are isomers of each other. Fructose is a natural nutritional sweetener with characteristics such as high sweetness and cold sweetness, as well as excellent features such as metabolism not depending on insulin and not causing excessive fluctuations in blood sugar. Fructose currently mainly includes fructose syrup and crystalline fructose.

[0003] In the existing technology, when preparing crystalline fructose from rice starch, the syrup is usually poured into a crystallization tank and crystallized inside. Most crystallization tanks consist only of a tank body with a temperature sensing unit installed on it to control the crystallization temperature of the sugar solution inside. However, its function is often to contain the sugar solution and provide a place for the fructose solution to crystallize, and its structure is relatively simple.

[0004] However, in the process of producing fructose from rice crystallization, due to the high solubility of fructose, in order to achieve supersaturation, the dry matter concentration of the entire system usually needs to reach more than 90%. Under these conditions, the viscosity of the sugar solution is high, and as time goes on, the temperature of the sugar solution will decrease, which will further increase the viscosity of the sugar solution. This is not only not conducive to the diffusion of crystal seeds during the fructose crystallization process, but also hinders the formation of crystal nuclei in the tank, thus affecting the production efficiency of crystallized fructose. Utility Model Content

[0005] To improve the production quality of crystalline fructose, this application provides a sugar solution viscosity adjustment device, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] The device includes a tank, an installation assembly, and a titration assembly. The titration assembly includes a container and a burette. The container is installed on the tank, and the burette is equipped with a valve. One end of the burette is connected to the container, and the other end is connected to the tank. The installation assembly is used to achieve a detachable connection between the container and the tank. The tank is equipped with a temperature sensing element for sensing the temperature of the sugar solution inside the tank.

[0007] Preferably, the temperature sensing element is an infrared temperature sensor, the valve is an electrically controlled valve, and the temperature sensing element is electrically connected to the electrically controlled valve.

[0008] Preferably, the burette is a flexible tube, and the end of the burette near the tank is detachably connected to the outer wall of the tank. A valve is installed at the end of the burette near the tank.

[0009] Preferably, the installation assembly includes a mounting base and a mounting block. The mounting base is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the tank, and the mounting block is mounted on the container. The mounting base is provided with a placement groove, and the mounting block can be inserted and mated with the placement groove.

[0010] Preferably, the mounting assembly also includes a plug rod, the mounting base is provided with a first anti-disengagement hole, and the mounting block is provided with a second anti-disengagement hole. When the mounting block is inserted into the placement slot, the first anti-disengagement hole and the second anti-disengagement hole coincide, and the plug rod passes through the first anti-disengagement hole and then inserts into the second anti-disengagement hole.

[0011] Preferably, one end of the insertion rod is provided with a limiting part, and a magnetic pad is provided on the limiting part. One side of the magnetic pad is connected to the limiting part, and the other side of the magnetic pad can be attracted to the outer wall of the mounting base.

[0012] Preferably, a level gauge is installed on the container, and a buzzer electrically connected to the level gauge is also installed on the container.

[0013] In summary, compared with the prior art, the advantages of this application are as follows:

[0014] 1. By installing a titration component on the tank, when the valve is open, the surfactant in the container can be dripped into the sugar solution in the tank along with the temperature, thereby adjusting the viscosity of the sugar solution in the tank. This ensures that the viscosity of the sugar solution is always kept at a suitable level, allowing the seed crystals in the tank to diffuse normally and the crystal nuclei to be generated normally, thus increasing the production efficiency of crystalline fructose.

[0015] 2. By setting a mounting base on the outer wall of the tank and a mounting block on the container that can be inserted and mated with the mounting base, the container can be replaced more easily. If the surfactant in the current container cannot achieve the ideal viscosity of the sugar solution, the surfactant in the container can be replaced by changing the container, without the need to inject new surfactant into the original container. This reduces the risk of different surfactants mixing and causing a decrease in the quality of sugar solution viscosity adjustment.

[0016] 3. By setting up a level gauge and valves and buzzers that are electrically connected to the level gauge, the valve will close and the buzzer will start when the surfactant level in the container is lower than the preset height. This allows the staff to add the same type of surfactant to the container in a timely manner, so that the viscosity of the sugar solution will not easily be compromised due to the lack of timely replenishment of surfactant. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a sugar solution viscosity adjusting device according to Embodiment 1 of this application;

[0018] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the titration assembly and the mounting assembly;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a sugar solution viscosity adjusting device according to Embodiment 2 of this application;

[0020] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of the titration component and the mounting component.

[0021] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Tank body; 2. Mounting assembly; 3. Titration assembly; 4. Container; 5. Burette; 6. Valve; 7. Temperature sensing element; 8. Mounting base; 9. Mounting block; 10. Placement slot; 11. Insert rod; 12. First anti-detachment hole; 13. Second anti-detachment hole; 14. Limiting part; 15. Magnetic pad; 16. Level gauge; 17. Buzzer. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The following is in conjunction with the appendix Figure 1-4 This application will be described in further detail.

[0023] Example 1

[0024] This application discloses a sugar solution viscosity adjusting device, referring to... Figure 1 and Figure 2 The system includes a tank 1, an installation assembly 2, and a titration assembly 3. The tank 1 is placed horizontally. The titration assembly 3 includes a container 4 for holding surfactants and a burette 5 for dripping surfactants into the tank 1. The burette 5 is a metal braided flexible tube. One end of the burette 5 is connected to the container 4, and the other end is detachably connected to the tank 1. A valve 6 is provided at the end of the burette 5 near the tank 1. When the valve 6 is open, the surfactant in the container 4 can enter the tank 1 through the burette 5, thereby preventing the viscosity of the sugar solution in the tank 1 from becoming too high.

[0025] The mounting component 2 includes a mounting base 8 and a mounting block 9. The mounting base 8 is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the tank 1, while the mounting block 9 is mounted on the outer wall of the container 4. The mounting base 8 has a placement groove 10, and the mounting block 9 can be connected to the placement groove 10 by a plug-in engagement, so that the container 4 can be removed from the tank 1. This is more convenient than the conventional method of welding the container 4 to the outer wall of the tank 1 or fixing the container 4 to the outer wall of the tank 1 with bolts. At the same time, if the sugar solution in the tank 1 is not made of rice starch and the surfactant needs to be replaced, since the burette 5 is detachably connected to the outer wall of the tank 1, the surfactant can be directly replaced by replacing the container 4, without easily causing two different surfactants to mix and affect the viscosity adjustment quality.

[0026] Furthermore, since the installation block 9 located in the placement groove 10 may be dislodged from the placement groove 10 due to vibration of the tank 1 during the production process, the installation assembly 2 also includes a plug rod 11. A first anti-dislodgement hole 12 is provided on the mounting base 8, which is a through hole, and a second anti-dislodgement hole 13 is provided on the installation block 9. When the installation block 9 is connected to the placement groove 10 on the mounting base 8 by plug-in engagement, the first anti-dislodgement hole 12 and the second anti-dislodgement hole 13 overlap and become coaxial. This allows one end of the insertion rod 11 to connect with the anti-disengagement hole on the mounting block 9 through a plug-in engagement after passing through the first anti-disengagement hole 12. At the other end of the insertion rod 11, a limiting part 14 is provided. The limiting part 14 can abut against the outer wall of the mounting base 8. The limiting part 14 prevents the insertion rod 11 from being completely submerged in the first anti-disengagement hole 12 and the second anti-disengagement hole 13, so that the insertion rod 11 can be pulled out later. The limiting part 14 also provides a point of leverage for pulling out, improving the convenience of pulling out the insertion rod 11.

[0027] Furthermore, a magnetic pad 15 is installed on the limiting part 14, and the mounting base is made of a metal material that can be attracted by the magnetic pad 15. When the insertion rod 11 passes through the first anti-detachment hole 12 and is connected to the second anti-detachment hole 13 by a plug-in engagement, the limiting part 14 can be attracted to the outer wall of the mounting base 8 by the magnetic pad 15, so that the insertion rod 11 will not easily come out of the second anti-detachment hole 13. At the same time, the method of using the magnetic pad 15 to allow the limiting part 14 to be attracted to the outer wall of the mounting base 8 can remove the insertion rod 11 more quickly than the method of threading the insertion rod 11 to the second anti-detachment hole 13, thereby improving the efficiency of changing the holding container 4.

[0028] A temperature sensing element 7, which is an infrared temperature sensor, is installed on the tank 1 to sense the temperature of the sugar solution inside the tank 1. The valve 6 installed on the burette 5 is an electrically controlled valve. The temperature sensing element 7 and the electrically controlled valve are electrically connected through an external PLC control system. This allows the opening degree of the valve 6 to change when the temperature of the sugar solution inside the tank 1 changes. This allows the dosage of surfactant dripped into the sugar solution from the container 4 to be adjusted according to the temperature change of the sugar solution inside the tank 1. It should be noted that in this embodiment, when the temperature of the sugar solution drops to the range of 30 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius, the valve 6 is in the open state. As the sugar solution cools, its temperature gradually decreases, and the opening degree of the valve 6 on the burette 5 increases. This allows the burette 5 to drip surfactant into the tank 1 at a faster rate, thereby keeping the viscosity of the sugar solution within a suitable range.

[0029] A level gauge 16 is installed inside the container 4, and a buzzer 17 is installed on the outer wall of the container 4. The level gauge 16 and the buzzer 17 are electrically connected through an external PLC control system. This means that when the surfactant in the container 4 is gradually reduced as the burette 5 is added to the tank 1 until the liquid level in the container 4 drops to a certain preset value, the buzzer 17 will sound to remind the staff to add surfactant to the container 4 in time.

[0030] It is worth mentioning that the inlet of the container 4 can also be connected to an external pipeline for transporting surfactants. The pipeline is equipped with a pump that is electrically connected to the level gauge 16 through an external PLC control system. This allows the pump to start when the surfactant level in the container 4 drops to a certain preset value, thereby transporting the surfactant into the container 4 until the level in the container 4 rises to the set height and the pump stops operating.

[0031] The implementation principle of this application embodiment is as follows: the temperature of the sugar solution in the tank 1 is sensed in real time by the temperature sensing element 7. When the temperature of the sugar solution in the tank 1 is in the range of 30 degrees Celsius to 50 degrees Celsius, the valve 6 is opened, so that the burette 5 starts to add surfactant to the sugar solution in the tank 1 to reduce the viscosity of the sugar solution in the tank 1. As the temperature of the sugar solution gradually decreases, the opening degree of the valve 6 is greater, so that the surfactant is added faster, and the viscosity of the sugar solution can be maintained within a reasonable range.

[0032] Example 2

[0033] The difference between Embodiment 2 and Embodiment 1 of this application is that the tank 1 is placed vertically, and the structure of the placement groove 10 is different. When the tank 1 is placed vertically, the placement groove 10 is a C-shaped groove, and the extension direction of the placement groove 10 is parallel to the axis of the tank 1. The upper end of the placement groove 10 has an opening, and the lower end of the placement groove 10 is closed. The mounting block 9 can slide in the placement groove 10, which makes it so that when the mounting block 9 is installed in the placement groove 10, the mounting block 9 will not easily fall off in a direction away from the outer wall of the tank 1.

[0034] When the mounting block 9 is placed in the placement groove 10, the first anti-dislodgement hole 12 on the mounting base 8 and the second anti-dislodgement hole 13 on the mounting block 9 are also coaxial so that the insertion rod 11 can pass through, thereby reducing the probability that the mounting block 9 will fall out of the opening on the placement groove 10.

[0035] The above are all preferred embodiments of this application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, all equivalent changes made in accordance with the structure, shape and principle of this application should be covered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A device for adjusting the viscosity of a sugar solution, characterized in that: The device includes a tank (1), an installation assembly (2), and a titration assembly (3). The titration assembly (3) includes a container (4) and a burette (5). The container (4) is installed on the tank (1). A valve (6) is installed on the burette (5). One end of the burette (5) is connected to the container (4), and the other end of the burette (5) is connected to the tank (1). The installation assembly (2) is used to realize the detachable connection between the container (4) and the tank (1). The tank (1) is provided with a temperature sensing element (7) for sensing the temperature of the sugar solution inside the tank (1).

2. The sugar solution viscosity adjusting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The temperature sensing element (7) is an infrared temperature sensor, the valve (6) is an electrically controlled valve, and the temperature sensing element (7) is electrically connected to the electrically controlled valve.

3. The sugar solution viscosity adjusting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The burette (5) is a flexible tube. The end of the burette (5) near the tank (1) is detachably connected to the outer wall of the tank (1). The valve (6) is installed at the end of the burette (5) near the tank (1).

4. The sugar solution viscosity adjusting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The installation component (2) includes a mounting base (8) and a mounting block (9). The mounting base (8) is fixedly disposed on the outer wall of the tank (1). The mounting block (9) is installed on the holding container (4). The mounting base (8) is provided with a placement groove (10). The mounting block (9) can be inserted and engaged with the placement groove (10).

5. The sugar solution viscosity adjusting device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The mounting assembly (2) also includes a plug rod (11). The mounting base (8) is provided with a first anti-detachment hole (12), and the mounting block (9) is provided with a second anti-detachment hole (13). When the mounting block (9) is inserted into the placement groove (10), the first anti-detachment hole (12) and the second anti-detachment hole (13) coincide. The plug rod (11) passes through the first anti-detachment hole (12) and then inserts into the second anti-detachment hole (13).

6. The sugar solution viscosity adjusting device according to claim 5, characterized in that: One end of the insertion rod (11) is provided with a limiting part (14), and a magnetic suction pad (15) is provided on the limiting part (14). One side of the magnetic suction pad (15) is connected to the limiting part (14), and the other side of the magnetic suction pad (15) can be attracted to the outer wall of the mounting base (8).

7. The sugar solution viscosity adjusting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A level gauge (16) is provided on the container (4), and a buzzer (17) electrically connected to the level gauge (16) is provided on the container (4).

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