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MILK PRECOOLING. NEW SYSTEM INCREASES EFFICIENCY.

Author(s) : FLEMING M. G., O'KEEFFE J.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE SYSTEM FOR PRECOOLING MILK BEFORE IT ENTERS THE BULK TANK IS DESCRIBED. IT COMPRISES A RIGID GLASS FIBRE TOWER HOLDING 110 LITRES OF WATER IN A SUMP. THIS IS COOLED BY EVAPORATION AND IS PUMPED AT A RATE OF 3,000 LITRES/HTHROUGH A STANDARD PLATE COOLER, IN WHICH THE MILK IS COOLED. MILK AT 308 K (35 DEG C) CIRCULATED IN A PLATE COOLER AT 682, 1,364 OR 2,728 LITRES/H, WAS COOLED TO 295.2, 298.8 AND 302.2 K (22.2, 25.8 AND 29.2 DEG C), RESPECTIVELY, USING COOLED WATER FROM THE SYSTEM. COOLING CHARACTERISTICS, APPLICATIONS AND EFFICIENCY OF THE SYSTEM ARE DISCUSSED. (DAIRY SCI. ABSTR., GB., 49, N 7, 1987/07, 474-475, 4101.

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  • Original title: MILK PRECOOLING. NEW SYSTEM INCREASES EFFICIENCY.
  • Record ID : 1988-0213
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Farm Food Res. - vol. 17 - n. 6
  • Publication date: 1986
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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