Description:
The service unit contains the services, controls and instrumentation required to operate the tubular and plate heat exchangers described below. The may be specified with either or both of the heat exchangers. Switching between the two heat exchangers takes a matter of seconds.
The service unit comprises: a 20cm colour touchscreen with the required controls and displays; a variable-speed progressing cavity product feed pump with inlet level sensor and alarm to warn of low product level; a steam-heated hot water system for product preheating; automatic steam control valves for product preheating and final heating; a centrifugal CIP pump and other facilities required for CIP and SIP.
Features
- Touchscreen control for ease of use
- Compact, mobile, easy to install
- Continuous and batch operation
- Standard throughputs from 30-100 l/hr (dependent on conditions)
- Units capable of up to 200 l/hr on special request
- Process temperatures up to 150°C
- Capable of aseptic operation
- Membrane control console
- Fully instrumented
- Preheating by hot water (indirect)
- Heating by steam (indirect)
- Plate and tubular heat exchanger options
- Controlled product preheat and heating temperatures
- Simple and rapid switch over between heat exchangers
- Automatic product divert with temperature on tubular heat exchanger
- Built-in clean in place (CIP) and sterilisation in place (SIP) facilities
- Integral USB data logging
- Two-stage cooling option
- Electronic flow meter option
Specification
- Feed pump: Progressive cavity variable-speed pump
- Solids handling: Soft: 10mm
- Hard: 4mm
- Flow rate: 30-100 l/hr
- Preheat water system:
- Water capacity: 2-3l
- Maximum temperature: 110°C
- Safety cut-outs: Low level
- Temperature
- Product pump
- Pressure relief valve
- Heating system: External steam supply
- Maximum temperature: 165°C
- Safety cut-outs: Relief valve (7 bar)
- Product pump off – (steam valve closes)
- Max product heating duty: 17kW (preheat + heating)
