TORNADO – Rapid Pre-cooling System for fresh crops.
PATENT SYSTEM
The machine is composed by an Unit endowed with: a centrifugal fan and an integrated tarp.
On the panel of command, placed on board of the machine or remote, there is also an electronic thermostat and of a particular extensible pulp probe that is inserted inside the fruit.
The System is designed to control the temperature with a difference ± 0,5°C between the pulp temperature and air one
Where is placed:
The System "MRP1" is used inside the most common cold rooms, with extreme simplicity.
Description of the Process:
1. Placing the product and the machine
The product, prepared on palletts or bins, is placed on two parallel rows distant around 50 cm from each other. A corridor forms among the two rows of palletts disposed as mentioned above, as long as the length of the rows.
The machine is positioned to one of the two extremities of the "corridor", leaning it to the palletts, leaving the mouth of aspiration at the center of the corridor.
At the top of the machine is placed a tarp that will be unrolled on the palletts for the whole length of the corridor, so to create a tunnel.
This operation will take a couple of minutes.
The machine is ready to work.
2. Working
A centrifugal elettro-fan, calibrated to the dimention of the cold room and to the palletts of product to be treated, is assembled inside of each unit.
Turned on the fan the cold air is pulled by the environment, crossing the product placed on the palletts or bins and reaching the corridor;
Rapid and uniform cooling results, from the forced-convective contact of the high-speed, refrigerated air with the warm produce.
As told before, the pulp-probe inserted inside the product, will constantly control the variation of temperature, and when the pulp reaches the setted temperature, the fan will stop restarting as soon as the temperature will rise again.
This is an absolute innovation!
This cooling phase happens with a very rapid time, around 3 hours against the common cold rooms that would employ at least 9 hours.
Measures:
Unit in cm = 80 x 57 x 235h
Middle power absorbed = 1500W
The description ad measures of these technologies are not binding but representative examples baced on experiences performed with ripeners that kindly have contributed to verify the validity of the system. Our society reserves to bring changes without warning.
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