WO1996015677A1 - A plant for continuously sterilising fluids, such as milk and cream - Google Patents
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- WO1996015677A1 WO1996015677A1 PCT/DK1995/000453 DK9500453W WO9615677A1 WO 1996015677 A1 WO1996015677 A1 WO 1996015677A1 DK 9500453 W DK9500453 W DK 9500453W WO 9615677 A1 WO9615677 A1 WO 9615677A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23C—DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING THEREOF
- A23C3/00—Preservation of milk or milk preparations
- A23C3/02—Preservation of milk or milk preparations by heating
- A23C3/03—Preservation of milk or milk preparations by heating the materials being loose unpacked
- A23C3/033—Preservation of milk or milk preparations by heating the materials being loose unpacked and progressively transported through the apparatus
- A23C3/037—Preservation of milk or milk preparations by heating the materials being loose unpacked and progressively transported through the apparatus in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. steam
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23C—DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING THEREOF
- A23C3/00—Preservation of milk or milk preparations
- A23C3/02—Preservation of milk or milk preparations by heating
- A23C3/03—Preservation of milk or milk preparations by heating the materials being loose unpacked
- A23C3/033—Preservation of milk or milk preparations by heating the materials being loose unpacked and progressively transported through the apparatus
- A23C3/037—Preservation of milk or milk preparations by heating the materials being loose unpacked and progressively transported through the apparatus in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. steam
- A23C3/0375—Preservation of milk or milk preparations by heating the materials being loose unpacked and progressively transported through the apparatus in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. steam by pulverisation of the milk, including free falling film
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- Title A plant for continuously sterilising fluids, such as milk and cream.
- the invention relates to a plant for continuously sterilising fluids, such as milk and cream, said plant comprising a sterilising device, in which the fluid is sterilised while steam is fed thereto, and a vacuum chamber for removing the water from the fluid and from which the fluid is extracted by means of a pump.
- Inter alia AU-PS No. 610,233 discloses a plant for sterilising milk. Such a plant is known as a direct UHT-plant (Direct ultra high Temperature Plant).
- the milk is fed to a so-called holding chamber in which the milk is kept for a predetermined period (approximately 2 to 1 5 sec) in the heated state. Then the milk is carried to a vacuum chamber through an overflow. In this vacuum chamber the water deriving from the steam is removed again in such a manner that the solid content of the milk is the same when the milk leaves said vacuum chamber as before the feeding of steam. After the processing in the vacuum chamber, the milk is usually carried to a homogenizer and then subjected to a cooling and packing.
- Plants are also known in which the sterilising is performed by way of a direct spraying of steam into the milk by means of a steam injector.
- the object of the invention is to provide a plant which is less expensive to manufacture than hitherto known.
- the plant according to the invention is characterised in that the vacuum chamber is accommodated before the sterilising device when seen in the flow direction of the fluid, said vacuum chamber being connected to said sterilising device through a first heat exchanger for heating the fluid before said fluid enters the sterilising device.
- a homogenizer may be coupled between the pump at the outlet of the vacuum chamber and the first heat exchanger with the result that the plant is particularly suited for treating milk.
- the arranging of the homogenizer before the sterilising device implies further- more that the requirement to said homogenizer being aseptic no longer applies. Therefore, the homogenizer can also be manufactured relatively inexpensive.
- the first heat exchanger may advantageously be adapted to heat the fluid to a temperature from approximately 1 1 5°C to approximately 1 20°C before said fluid is carried to the sterilising device with the result that said sterilising device operates optimally.
- a second heat exchanger may accord- ing to the invention advantageously be arranged before said vacuum cham ⁇ ber when seen in the flow direction of the fluid, said second heat exchanger heating the fluid to a temperature from approximately 90°C to approximately 100°C before said fluid enters the vacuum chamber.
- Fur ⁇ thermore a relatively long tube may be arranged between the above sec- ond heat exchanger and the vacuum chamber.
- This tube ensures a suitable stay period of the fluid at the temperature in question before said fluid is carried to the vacuum chamber.
- a suitable stabilization is here carried out of the protein content thereof.
- the outlet of the sterilising device is often connected to a pump in order to ensure a quick removal of the fluid from said sterilising device and a transfer thereof to a holding chamber.
- the outlet of this pump may be connected to a third heat exchanger for cooling the fluid by means of a relatively long tube serving as a holding chamber.
- the heat exchanger ensures a quick cooling down again of the fluid when said fluid has stayed in the holding chamber for a suitably short period at the high temperature of approximately 140°C.
- the third heat exchanger may according to the invention suitably be a twostage heat exchanger lowering the temperature of the fluid to approximately 25°C.
- the stages of the third heat exchanger can suitably be adapted to cooperate in sequence with the first and the second heat exchanger, respectively.
- This plant comprises a vacuum chamber 1 and a sterilising tank 2, both parts being of a conventionally known type.
- the inlet 3 of the vacuum chamber 1 is connected through a suitably long tube 4 to a heat exchanger 5, which in turn is connected to a source with non-sterilised milk or cream through a tube 6.
- the outlet 7 of the vacuum chamber is connected to a centrifugal pump 8, the outlet of which in turn is con ⁇ nected to a tube 9 communicating with a heat exchanger 1 1 through a homogenizer 1 0 of a conventionally known type.
- This heat exchanger 1 1 is connected through a tube 1 2 of a suitable length to the inlet 1 3 of the sterilising tank 2.
- the outlet 14 of the sterilising tank 2 is connected to a centrifugal pump 1 5 and thereby through a tube 1 6 of a suitable length to two succeeding heat exchangers 17 and 18.
- the latter heat exchanger 1 8 is through a tube 1 9 connected to components (not shown) for further treatment of sterilised milk or cream.
- non-sterilised raw milk is carried at a temperature of approximately 5°C through the tube 6 to the heat exchanger 5, in which the temperature of the milk is raised to approxi ⁇ mately 90 to 100°C.
- the fluid flows through the relatively long tube 4 to the vacuum chamber 1 , the length of said tube 4 being adapted in such a manner that the stay of the milk therein is approximately 30 sec with the result that a suitable stabilisation of the protein is ensured before the milk reaches the vacuum chamber 1 .
- the water is boiled off as a consequence of the drop in pressure which the milk is subjected to therein.
- the temperature of the milk drops to approximately 75°C at the outlet of the vacuum chamber 1 while the water steam is drained off in a conventionally known manner through the tube 20.
- the resulting further concentrated milk is carried quickly out of the vacuum chamber by means of the centrifugal pump 8 and subsequently to the homogenizer 10.
- the concentrated milk passes through the heat exchanger 1 1 , in which the temperature is raised to approximately 1 1 5°C to approximately 1 20°C.
- the milk continues through the tube 1 2 to the sterilising tank 1 2 in which the concentrated milk is subjected to a sterilising while directly supplied with steam through a tube 21 , cf. the above AU-PS No. 610,233.
- the milk is heated to a temperature of approximately 1 40°C and then carried quickly out thereof by means of the centrifugal pump 1 5 so as to stay for a few sec. in the tube 1 6 before it is carried through the heat exchangers 1 7 and 18.
- the temperature is lowered to approximately 85°C
- the heat exchanger 1 8 the temperature is lowered to approximately 25°C.
- the centrifugal pump 1 5 ensures that the sterilised milk is kept at a relatively high pressure in such a manner that possible steam is absorbed in the milk.
- the temperatures in question and the control of the vacuum chamber as well as the sterilising tank are observed in such a manner that it is ensured that the amount of water fed into the sterilising tank 2 is the same as the amount of water removed in the vacuum chamber 1 .
- the heat exchangers 1 5 and 1 8 cooperate through a fluid circuit 22, and the heat exchangers 1 1 and 1 7 cooperate through a fluid circuit 23 in such a manner that the energy used is utilized to an optimum.
- Suitable heat exchangers 24 and 25, respectively, are coupled between the above fluid circuits 22 and 23, said heat exchangers ensuring that the necessary temperatures are maintained by means of steam.
- the homogenizer 10 can be omitted.
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CA002204613A CA2204613C (en) | 1994-11-18 | 1995-11-14 | A plant for continuously sterilising fluids, such as milk and cream |
DE69521058T DE69521058T2 (en) | 1994-11-18 | 1995-11-14 | DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS STERILIZATION OF LIQUIDS, LIKE LIKE MILK AND CREAM |
AU38675/95A AU695210B2 (en) | 1994-11-18 | 1995-11-14 | A plant for continuously sterilising fluids, such as milk and cream |
JP51646296A JP3623801B2 (en) | 1994-11-18 | 1995-11-14 | Equipment for continuous sterilization of fluids such as milk and cream |
PL95320220A PL180205B1 (en) | 1994-11-18 | 1995-11-14 | System for continuously sterilising liquids such as milk and cream |
EP95937794A EP0792104B1 (en) | 1994-11-18 | 1995-11-14 | A plant for continuously sterilising fluids, such as milk and cream |
NZ295351A NZ295351A (en) | 1994-11-18 | 1995-11-14 | Plant for continuously sterilising milk and cream with the fluid flowing from vacuum chamber to sterilising device via heat exchanger |
AT95937794T ATE201301T1 (en) | 1994-11-18 | 1995-11-14 | DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS STERILIZATION OF LIQUIDS, SUCH AS MILK AND CREAM |
US08/836,643 US5727452A (en) | 1994-11-18 | 1995-11-14 | Plant for continuously sterilising fluids, such as milk and cream |
NO19972105A NO317852B1 (en) | 1994-11-18 | 1997-05-07 | Systems for continuous sterilization of fluids, such as milk and float |
FI972104A FI972104A (en) | 1994-11-18 | 1997-05-16 | A facility for the continuous sterilization of liquids such as milk and cream |
GR20010401228T GR3036372T3 (en) | 1994-11-18 | 2001-08-10 | A plant for continuously sterilising fluids, such as milk and cream |
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DK1319/94 | 1994-11-18 | ||
DK131994A DK171666B1 (en) | 1994-11-18 | 1994-11-18 | Systems for continuous sterilization of liquids such as milk and cream |
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US (1) | US5727452A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0792104B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP3623801B2 (en) |
CN (1) | CN1068178C (en) |
AT (1) | ATE201301T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU695210B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2204613C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69521058T2 (en) |
DK (1) | DK171666B1 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2156951T3 (en) |
FI (1) | FI972104A (en) |
GR (1) | GR3036372T3 (en) |
NO (1) | NO317852B1 (en) |
NZ (1) | NZ295351A (en) |
PL (1) | PL180205B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1996015677A1 (en) |
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GR3036372T3 (en) | 2001-11-30 |
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