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OwnerHenricus Franciscus Maria Van Den Bosch, Teunis Buntinventors
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The invention provides a heat treatment system (1000) comprising a heat treatment apparatus (1) and a product transport system (200), wherein the heat treatment apparatus (1) comprises (i) a duct (100) having a duct axis (110), wherein the duct (100) is configured for holding a liquid (2), and (ii) an RF heating zone (5) comprising a main electrode (410) and a first counter electrode (420) configured for functionally connecting to an RF generator (400) to generate during operation a first electric field (490) in the duct (100) between the main electrode (410) and the first counter electrode (420) parallel to the duct axis (110); the product transport system (200) comprises an electric field guiding element (440) comprising an electrically conductive material (401), wherein the electric field guiding element is configured to be electrically insulated from the electrodes (410, 420) during transport through the duct (100); and the product transport system (200) is configured to transport a product (60) and the electric field guiding element (440) through the duct (100).
A heat treatment system comprising a heat treatment apparatus and a product transport system, wherein
A cartridge for transporting a product through a duct of a heat treatment apparatus comprising an electric field generated in the duct by an RF generator, wherein the cartridge comprises an assembly of (i) an electric field guiding element comprising an electrically conductive material, and (ii) a product receiver comprising an electrically insulating material, wherein the product receiver comprises a cavity to host the product, wherein the cartridge comprises a liquid channel providing a fluid connection between the cavity and an external of the cartridge.
A method for heat-treating a product, wherein the method comprises:
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