Patent ID: 8156714
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: A23L,F16F,Y02A,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A pasteurizing arrangement configured to pasteurize liquid in closed containers, said pasteurizing arrangement comprising: a heating zone configured to heat a liquid in closed containers; a pasteurizing zone configured to pasteurize the heated liquid; a cooling zone configured to cool the pasteurized liquid; said heating zone, said pasteurizing zone, and said cooling zone each comprising a dispensing arrangement configured to dispense treatment liquid for treating the containers; a recycling arrangement configured to collect dispensed treatment liquid, and then transport the collected treatment liquid from one zone to another zone by transport lines to further utilize heat; said recycling arrangement comprising a heat pump being operatively connected to said cooling zone and said pasteurizing zone by said transport lines; said heat pump being configured to transfer a portion of the thermal energy of dispensed treatment liquid, collected from said cooling zone, to treatment liquid to be conducted to said pasteurizing zone; and a mixing arrangement being disposed upstream of said dispensing arrangements, and being configured to receive and mix treatment liquid from said heat pump and treatment liquid from at least one of: said zones and a source of fresh treatment liquid.