Applications of modelling to optimise ultra high temperature milk heat exchangers with respect to fouling

A model for indirect thermal treatment of milk was implemented and applied to three commercial heat exchanger systems: two systems using tubular heat exchangers, albeit very different ones, and a plate type heat exchanger system. The model emphasis was placed on fouling prediction and bacterial inac...

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Published inFood control Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 117 - 130
Main Authors Grijspeerdt, Koen, Mortier, Leen, De Block, Jan, Van Renterghem, Roland
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2004
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Bacillus stearothermophilus
equations
food spoilage
heat exchangers
heat inactivation
heat transfer coefficient
lactoglobulins
mathematical models
milk
Milk fouling
Modelling
Optimisation
optimization
process control
specific heat
temperature
thermal conductivity
UHT
UHT treatment
UHT
Modelling
Optimisation
Milk fouling
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Summary:A model for indirect thermal treatment of milk was implemented and applied to three commercial heat exchanger systems: two systems using tubular heat exchangers, albeit very different ones, and a plate type heat exchanger system. The model emphasis was placed on fouling prediction and bacterial inactivation, but other heat induced reactions were also included. The model was able to reproduce the time–temperature profiles satisfactory in all three cases. Some optimisation strategies with respect to fouling minimisation were simulated. For all cases, it was not possible to obtain major improvements using only the available degrees of freedom. However, the model predictions indicate that significant reductions in fouling are possible when applying minor redesigning to the systems. Especially the location of a preholding section proves to be of major importance.
ISSN:0956-7135
1873-7129
DOI:10.1016/S0956-7135(03)00023-9