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AssigneeH. Kjærbye Invent ApS
InventorsHenrik Kjærbye, Rodrigo Esteban Segura Reyes, Mathias Dølrath Toft
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An infusion heater is for heating a liquid product. In operation, the liquid product enters an infusion chamber through an inlet nozzle and travels vertically through the infusion chamber in free fall along the infusion chamber and exits the infusion chamber through a product outlet. The infusion chamber further comprises at least one steam inlet arranged so that in operation steam enters the chamber between the product and the infusion chamber walls. The disclosed infusion heater facilitates that heat exchange between the product and the inner and outer body parts of the inlet nozzle can be better controlled as constant product contact can be established, which reduces the risk of hotspots and thereby burn-ons. In another aspect there is disclosed an air vent arranged in the lower half of the infusion chamber, which facilitates effective venting of air.
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An infusion heater for heating a liquid product, comprising an infusion tank defining an infusion chamber comprising an inlet nozzle arranged in an inlet area and a product outlet arranged in an outlet area, the inlet area and the outlet area are arranged opposite each other so that in operation the liquid product enters the infusion chamber through the inlet nozzle, travels vertically through the infusion chamber in free fall along a longitudinal axis L-L of the infusion chamber and exits the infusion chamber through the product outlet, wherein the infusion chamber further comprises at least one steam inlet arranged so that in operation steam enters the chamber between the liquid product and the infusion chamber walls,
An inlet nozzle for use in an infusion heater, wherein the inlet nozzle comprises a cup-shaped outer body, comprising a base plate and an annular wall extending from the base plate to an open end defining a cavity, and wherein an inner body is at least partly received in the cavity and that the inner body is dimensioned so that surfaces of the inner body facing the surfaces of the outer body are offset so that a cavity channel is defined between the inner body and the outer body, wherein at least one inlet channel extend through the base plate in communication with the cavity channel so that in operation liquid product is injected into the inlet nozzle through the inlet channel and further through the cavity channel and out into the infusion chamber via at least one outlet opening at an end of the cavity channel downstream from the inlet channel.
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