Patent ID: 9668490
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A21D,A23L,B01D,F25D,F28B

Claim:
1. A vacuum cooling device for the cooling of foodstuff, comprising: a vacuum chamber containing a product chamber for receiving the foodstuff for its cooling and a separation chamber; a vacuum source which is connected to the separation chamber; and a vapor condenser for condensation of vapor generated during the cooling process in the product chamber whereby the vapor condenser is arranged below the product chamber; and wherein the vapor condenser comprises a cooling medium sump and a vapor introduction element, and whereby the vapor introduction element comprises a plurality of channels or tube elements or a plate element arranged as to extend partially into cooling medium of the cooling medium sump for introducing the vapor from the product chamber into the cooling medium, and wherein, relative to vacuum draw of the vacuum source, the product chamber is arranged upstream of the vapor condenser, and the sump and vapor introduction element of the vapor condenser are arranged upstream of the separation chamber.