Apparatus and method for sterilizing food
US5587194A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23B2/425
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In the apparatus and method of the present invention, the inner pressure of the cooling chamber is maintained at a level higher than the inner pressure of the heating and sterilizing chamber connected to the cooling chamber via a sealing gate by 0.05-0.3 Kg/cm.sup.2, more preferably, 0.1-0.2 Kg/cm.sup.2. Accordingly, when the sealing gate is opened to advance the food from the heating and sterilizing chamber to the cooling chamber, any pressure drop will not occur at the heating and sterilizing chamber side of the sealing gate, so that the re-boiling phenomenon is avoidable.
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