Thermal treatments, such as pasteurization, heating and cooling, use heat exchangers, and manufacturers must take into consideration various factors when choosing the right heat exchanger for their process — including product type.
Posing the right questions at the beginning of the procurement and design process can prevent future misunderstandings and ensure that manufacturers arrive at the optimal product or system for their specific requirements.
Huntapac uses a heat exchanger from HRS Heat Exchangers as part of a state-of-the-art line to produce carrot powder.
December 8, 2022
Family owned for four generations, Huntapac is a leading UK grower and supplier of root crops such as carrots and parsnips. Following a reorganization of the business in 2019, the company wanted to develop new value-led product options and so installed a state-of-the-art line to produce carrot powder, with a heat exchanger from HRS Heat Exchangers forming a key part of the new process.
When a cheese processor wanted to increase production capacity, its first thought was to install an additional dryer, which was an expensive and energy-intensive solution. However, as the capacity of the dryer is determined by the amount of water it can remove per hour, another way to increase overall throughput would be to reduce the water content of the cheese products before drying, so that a larger volume could be dried at one time.
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