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US 2002/0176917 A1Published application
Confectionery aeration system
AssigneeAPV Systems Limited
InventorsPeter Arthur Brown, Anthony John Prange, Roger David Coulthard
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InventorsPeter Arthur Brown, Anthony John Prange, Roger David Coulthard
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A confectionery aeration system comprising a confectionery material re-circulation circuit (7), the circuit comprising an aerator (12) and a confectionery vessel (2), the confectionery material re-circulation circuit being arranged such that a re-circulation outlet (8) of the vessel is connected to an inlet (9) of the vessel, the re-circulation circuit being without any de-aeration means for producing any substantial de-aeration material in the flow path between the re-circulation outlet and the aerator, the aerator being arranged in the re-circulation circuit to further aerate aerated confectionery material flowing from the re-circulation outlet of the vessel to the vessel inlet, the vessel inlet being provided with a back-pressure producing device (10) arranged so as to maintain a super-atmospheric pressure in the confectionery material in that part of the re-circulation circuit between the aerator and the vessel inlet, the circuit being provided with a supply connection (14) for feeding fresh confectionery material into the re-circulation circuit, and a supply of aerated confectionery material for feeding to a confectionery producing process being taken from at least one of a first feed outlet (3) located in a lower part of the vessel and a second feed outlet (17, 31) which receives material which is conveyed from the aerator to the inlet of the vessel.
A confectionery aeration system comprising a confectionery material re-circulation circuit, the circuit comprising an aerator and a confectionery vessel, the confectionery material re-circulation circuit being arranged such that a re-circulation outlet of the vessel is connected to an inlet of the vessel, the re-circulation circuit being without any de-aeration means for producing any substantial de-aeration material in the flow path between the re-circulation outlet and the aerator, the aerator being arranged in the re-circulation circuit to further aerate aerated confectionery material flowing from the re-circulation outlet of the vessel to the vessel inlet, the vessel inlet being provided with a back-pressure producing device arranged so as to maintain a super-atmospheric pressure in the confectionery material in that part of the re-circulation circuit between the aerator and the vessel inlet, the circuit being provided with a supply connection for feeding fresh confectionery material into the re-circulation circuit, and a supply of aerated confectionery material for feeding to a confectionery producing process being taken from at least one of a first feed outlet located in a lower part of the vessel and a second feed outlet which receives material which is conveyed from the aerator to the inlet of the vessel.
A process for aerating confectionery material for supply to a confectionery producing process comprising maintaining a reservoir of aerated confectionery material in a confectionery vessel, and recirculating a portion of the material in the reservoir, without use of a de-aerator, through an aerator, and through a back-pressure producing means associated with an inlet to the vessel, the back-pressure producing means being so arranged as to maintain a super-atmospheric pressure in the confectionery material in that part of the re-circulation circuit between the aerator and the vessel inlet.
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