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UHT system and method for heat treating temperature-sensitive food products

US10182588B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GEA TDS GmbH · DE

Inventors

Ludger Tacke · Velen, DE
Norbert Busch · Borken, DE
Deitrich Zimmermann · Baunach, DE
Hubert Assing · Ahaus, DE
Uwe Schwenzow · Ahaus, DE
Brigitte Schlag · Coesfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2015
Grant date	Jan 22, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 5, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA23V2002/00
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a UHT system for heat treating temperature-sensitive food products, in particular desserts or dessert-like products, comprising a pre-heating zone and a subsequent high-heating zone. The aim of the invention is to achieve accurate and fast temperature adjustment of the food product leaving the pre-heating zone to the temperature conditions at the inlet of the high-heating zone in a UHT system of the generic type, and at the same time, with an equal dwell time for all partial amounts of the food product, to ensure that the food product is treated in a particularly thermally gentle manner and to keep the mechanical loading of the food product as low as possible.

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