INNOVATIONS AND ENERGY PERFORMANCES, ADVANTAGES OF ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INDUSTRY.

INNOVATIONS ET PERFORMANCES ENERGETIQUES, LES ATOUTS DES TECHNIQUES ELECTRIQUES DANS L'INDUSTRIE DES FRUITS ET LEGUMES.

Author(s) : GAUTHIER A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE AUTHOR REVIEWS THE NEW ELECTRICALLY POWERED TECHNOLOGIES CURRENTLY USED IN THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROCESSING INDUSTRIES. APARTFROM ELECTRICAL BOILERS WHICH SUPPLY WATER VAPOUR TO STERILIZATION OR BLANCHING EQUIPMENT, HE CONSIDERS: A) VAPOUR MECHANICAL COMPRESSION IN MENTIONING CONCENTRATION APPLICATIONS (APPLE AND TOMATO JUICES, AND GRAPE MUST) ; B) THE < MEMBRANE > TECHNOLOGIES: TANGENTIAL MICROFILTRATION (APPLE-JUICE CLARIFICATION), INVERSE OSMOSIS (TOMATO PUREE) ; C) MICROWAVES (THAWING, PASTEURIZATION) ; AND D) HEAT PUMPS IN GENERAL. HE THEN DISCUSSES SOME INNOVATIONS AND RESEARCH IN PROGRESS (TUBULAR EXCHANGERS WITH ELECTRICAL-CONDUCTOR TUBES FOR REHEATING -WITHOUT THERMAL SHOCK -SYRUPY PRODUCTS WHICH ARE THERMOSENSIBLE, BLANCHING WITH MICROWAVES AND OSMOTIC DEHYDRATION). J.R.

Details

  • Original title: INNOVATIONS ET PERFORMANCES ENERGETIQUES, LES ATOUTS DES TECHNIQUES ELECTRIQUES DANS L'INDUSTRIE DES FRUITS ET LEGUMES.
  • Record ID : 1992-1671
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Ind. aliment. agric. - vol. 108 - n. 6
  • Publication date: 1991/06
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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