Steam injection module for heating pumped products
US7621512B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S261/10
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a steam injection module (1), suitable for a unit for the pasteurization or sterilization of liquid to highly viscous food products. A steam tube (2) passes through a product line section (3), transverse to the longitudinal axis, made homogeneously from a single material by cutting with no welded seams. This steam tube (2) exhibits steam outlet openings (7) within the product line section (3). The hot steam at about 150 degrees centigrade is injected into the flowing product through the steam outlet openings. The product line section (3) and this steam cube (2) are each fixed by fixing flanges (8, 8′, 9,9′) in the total line set of the unit.
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