Patent ID: 6136362
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: A23C,A23L,Y10T

Abstract:
An automatic cleaning, liquid food pasteurizing system comprising:a source of liquid food product to be heated to a pasteurizing temperature;a source of potable water;a heat exchanger including a heater section for heating a food product to a pasteurizing temperature, said heater section including an infeed pipe for receiving the liquid food product to be heated and an outfeed pipe for delivering the heated liquid food product from the heater section;a balance tank having an operating level fill plane, a first tank inlet positioned below said operating level fill plane, and a tank outlet fluidically connected to said infeed pipe of said heater section; anda first mixproof valve having first and second valve inlets respectively fluidically connected to said source of liquid food product and said source of water simultaneously. and a valve outlet fluidically connected to said first tank inlet, said first mixproof valve being selectively actuatable between a first closed mode to block the flow of liquid therethrough, a second mode for permitting only said liquid food product to flow from said first valve inlet to said valve outlet without said liquid food product and said water mixing in said first mixproof valve, and a third mode for permitting only said water to flow from said second valve inlet to said valve outlet without said liquid food product and said water mixing in said first mixproof valve.