Patent ID: 7048958
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: A23C,A23L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A device for treating a fluid product, with heat, the device being provided with at least one product conduit through which, in use, the product and steam are transported for treating the product with heat coming from the steam and an expansion tank for cooling the product coming from the product conduit, the product conduit being provided with an outflow opening terminating in the expansion tank, at least one steam inflow opening, at least one product inflow opening and, situated downstream of the steam inflow opening and the product inflow opening, a flow restriction forming a flow resistance, the flow restriction also forms the outflow opening of the product conduit so that, downstream of the restriction, no side walls of the product conduit are present and the restriction terminates directly in the expansion tank, wherein the product conduit extends in an opening of the tank, wherein the product conduit in the opening of the tank is connected to the tank by means of a heat insulating seal and wherein the outflow opening is situated in a surface of an inner wail of the expansion tank.