Parallel Ring Line Cleaning System for Beverage Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cleaning systems are inefficient due to long cleaning times and laborious preparation processes, as all system components must be treated with multiple cleaning media sequentially, with the longest component determining overall cleaning duration and requiring extensive preparation.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning system with independent ring lines and valve units allows for simultaneous or staggered treatment of different system components with identical or different cleaning media, optimizing treatment duration and reducing downtime by enabling parallel preparation and using separate media circuits for each component.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If all system components are arranged in series in a single CIP circuit and treated with multiple cleaning media sequentially, then each component receives comprehensive cleaning treatment, but the total cleaning time becomes excessively long and is determined by the longest cleaning duration among all components
Solution Approach 1:
The single CIP circuit is divided into multiple parallel ring lines (first ring line, second ring line, etc.), each capable of independently circulating cleaning media. System components are distributed across these parallel circuits, allowing simultaneous cleaning of multiple components with different cleaning media, thereby reducing total cleaning time while maintaining comprehensive cleaning quality for each component
Solution Approach 2:
The parallel ring line configuration enables continuous and simultaneous cleaning operations across multiple components. While one component is being cleaned with a specific media in the first ring line, other components can be cleaned with different media in the second ring line, eliminating idle time and ensuring continuous productive cleaning action throughout the system
2Reliability
If all system components are treated with all cleaning media, then each component receives thorough cleaning, but the cleaning process becomes unnecessarily lengthy when different components could be cleaned with different media
Solution Approach 1:
Different cleaning media can be applied to different system components based on their specific cleaning requirements. The parallel ring line configuration allows the first component to receive treatment from the first cleaning media while the second component simultaneously receives treatment from the second cleaning media, optimizing cleaning quality for each component without requiring all components to undergo all cleaning stages
Solution Approach 2:
Each ring line can be configured with the specific cleaning media and treatment duration appropriate for the components it serves, rather than applying a uniform comprehensive treatment to all components. This partial specialization of cleaning actions reduces overall cleaning duration while maintaining adequate cleaning quality for each component type
3Reliability
If the container filling machine is cleaned in an intensive manner due to its numerous small and angled liquid channels and valve arrangements, then cleaning quality is improved, but the cleaning time and preparation work increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The container filling machine can be assigned to a dedicated ring line or specific segment of the parallel cleaning system, allowing intensive cleaning treatment to be applied only to this complex component without requiring the same intensive preparation and treatment of all other simpler components. This segmentation isolates the complex cleaning requirements to where they are needed
Solution Approach 2:
The parallel ring line configuration allows preparation work for the container filling machine (such as installing rinsing caps or sleeves) to be performed independently and concurrently with other cleaning preparations. This preliminary action can be completed without blocking the cleaning process of other components, reducing the impact of complex preparation requirements on overall system downtime
4Ease of operation
If all system components must be fully prepared for cleaning before the process starts, then cleaning can be performed systematically, but downtime increases due to laborious preparation of each component
Solution Approach 1:
Preparation and cleaning operations are segmented across multiple parallel ring lines, allowing different components to be prepared and cleaned simultaneously rather than sequentially. This parallelization maintains systematic control over each component's preparation and cleaning while dramatically reducing total downtime by eliminating the need to complete all preparations before starting the cleaning process
Data Source
AI summary
System for treating and/or processing liquid products, in particular beverages, having at least two system components, having a cleaning and rinsing system for cleaning and rinsing of at least product-carrying regions of the system components with at least one liquid cleaning and rinsing medium, and having at least one source for providing the cleaning and rinsing medium.