摘要:
A food refrigeration system (10) for refrigerating articles of, for example, food, includes at least two cooling stages formed by a water cooler (14) and a cryogenic freezer (16). The cryogenic freezer (16) receives the articles of food and transfers heat from the articles of food to a liquid cryogen (liquid nitrogen) so that the articles of food are refrigerated. The transfer of heat from the articles of food to the cryogen causes the cryogen to boil and thereby evolve a cryogenic vapour. The cooler (14) receives the articles of food prior to the cryogenic freezer (16) and transfers heat from the articles of food to the cooling water. Such heat transfer reduces the quantity of cryogen required to refrigerate the articles of food. An eductor (50) is connected to a pump (62) and to vent duct (72) from the cryogenic freezer (16). The cooling water is pumped through the eductor (50) to suck cryogenic vapour from the cryogenic freezer (16) and to mix the cryogenic vapour and the cooling water prior to reception of the cooling water in the cooler (14). Such mixing transfers heat from the cooling water to the cryogenic vapour resulting in an increase of the heat transfer between the articles and the cooling water in the cooler (14). As a result of such increased heat transfer, the amount of cryogen required in refrigerating the articles is reduced.
摘要:
Food processing methods and a food processing system are provided which minimise microbial growth while an animal, such as a chicken, is processed into food. During processing, the temperature of an animal carcass and the atmosphere surrounding the carcass are controlled by spraying gases and a mixture of ozone and water on the carcass, directing the gases through a passage in a wall to cool a processing area, and flowing the gases into the atmosphere surrounding the carcass. Preferably, the gases include ozone and cryogenic gases recycled from a cryogenic freezer. The system uses a reduced amount of fresh water by recycling water used during food processing.
摘要:
A system for cooling or freezing harvested plants at a harvest field site comprising transportation means (20) for transporting the harvested plants from a harvester (4) to a cooling means (8), and cooling means for reducing the temperature of the harvested plants, characterised by the cooling means (30) comprising cooled fluid supply means for supplying a cooled fluid obtained from a source and being capable of maintaining said cooling means at a temperature sufficient to reduce the rate of respiration or transpiration or both of the plants passing therethrough, and conveying means (50) for conveying the cooled or frozen plants and at least a portion of the cooled fluid out of the cooling means to a storage means (12).
摘要:
Food processing methods and a food processing system are provided which minimise microbial growth while an animal, such as a chicken, is processed into food. During processing, the temperature of an animal carcass and the atmosphere surrounding the carcass are controlled by spraying gases (126) and a mixture of ozone and water (128) on the carcass, directing the gases through a passage in a wall to cool a processing area, and flowing the gases into the atmosphere surrounding the carcass. Preferably, the gases include ozone and cryogenic gases recycled from a cryogenic freezer. The system uses a reduced amount of fresh water by recycling water used during food processing.
摘要:
Food processing methods and a food processing system are provided which minimise microbial growth while an animal, such as a chicken, is processed into food. During processing, the temperature of an animal carcass and the atmosphere surrounding the carcass are controlled by spraying gases and a mixture of ozone and water on the carcass, directing the gases through a passage in a wall to cool a processing area, and flowing the gases into the atmosphere surrounding the carcass. Preferably, the gases include ozone and cryogenic gases recycled from a cryogenic freezer. The system uses a reduced amount of fresh water by recycling water used during food processing.
摘要:
A food refrigeration system (10) for refrigerating articles of, for example, food, includes at least two cooling stages formed by a water cooler (14) and a cryogenic freezer (16). The cryogenic freezer (16) receives the articles of food and transfers heat from the articles of food to a liquid cryogen (liquid nitrogen) so that the articles of food are refrigerated. The transfer of heat from the articles of food to the cryogen causes the cryogen to boil and thereby evolve a cryogenic vapour. The cooler (14) receives the articles of food prior to the cryogenic freezer (16) and transfers heat from the articles of food to the cooling water. Such heat transfer reduces the quantity of cryogen required to refrigerate the articles of food. An eductor (50) is connected to a pump (62) and to vent duct (72) from the cryogenic freezer (16). The cooling water is pumped through the eductor (50) to suck cryogenic vapour from the cryogenic freezer (16) and to mix the cryogenic vapour and the cooling water prior to reception of the cooling water in the cooler (14). Such mixing transfers heat from the cooling water to the cryogenic vapour resulting in an increase of the heat transfer between the articles and the cooling water in the cooler (14). As a result of such increased heat transfer, the amount of cryogen required in refrigerating the articles is reduced.