Abstract:
A method where a continuous flow of an oil-in-water emulsion is fed to a cavitator (10), the oil-in-water emulsion is tempered and then reversed or broken in the cavitator (10) and a continuous flow of water-in-oil emulsion or broken oil-in-water emulsion is discharged out of the cavitator (10). The oil-in-water emulsion can contain water, milk, cream, and/or recombined liquids. The reversed emulsion can be a low-fat butter or a low-fat margarine. The broken oil-in-water emulation can leave the cavitator as butter fat and butter milk. Use of cavitation or of a cavitator (10) to reverse or break an oil-in-water emulsion. An apparatus (1) with a feed pump (5) and a cavitator (10), a first heat exchanger (7) for tempering a flow of an oil-in-water emulsion pumped by the feed pump (5) to the cavitator (10) and a second heat exchanger (15) for cooling a water-in-oil emulsion or for cooling a broken oil-in-water emulsion that is pumped from the cavitator (10) through the second heat exchanger (15).
Abstract:
Disclosed is a centrifugal pump for pumping a heat-sensitive fluid foodstuff, comprising a volute casing having an inlet port and an outlet port for the heat sensitive fluid, the volute casing enclosing an impeller comprising a disc operably associated with an end of a shaft, said disc having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, said first surface facing the inlet of the casing and being provided with vanes, wherein the second surface of the disc of the impeller is exposed to a cooling medium. The centrifugal pump is suitable for reducing the built-up of fouling on the surface of the impeller disc facing the inlet of the casing and being provided with vanes.