Aseptic storage tank

An aseptic storage tank for germ-free storage of partially processed food products comprising, an upright tank having a conical top portion defining an inlet into said top portion for introducing a fluid semi-processed food product into the tank, the conical top portion including an upper inlet apex, a removable manhole plate mounted below said apex, and connecting means connecting said manhole plate to said upper inlet apex, the inner surfaces of said conical top being smooth and flush, an inspection plate defining a closed peephole on said conical top portion, inner surfaces of said inspection plate being smooth and free of recesses, said inlet apex constituting a sole opening for introducing the fluid food product and cleaning fluids into the interior of said conical top portion and into the interior of said tank, a dispersion device disposed suspended in fixed position below and spaced downwardly from the inlet opening interiorly of said tank within said conical top portion for dispersing and homogenizing a fluid while it is being introduced as a flow into the tank through the inlet opening, said dispersion device comprising suspended disc means disposed under the inlet opening with a periphery thereof spaced inwardly from interior wall surfaces of said conical top portion and having upper surfaces spaced downwardly from said inlet and shaped to receive the flow of fluid and splash and direct it upwardly toward the top of the conical top portion and outwardly onto the inner surfaces of the conical top portion, and said device comprising means suspending said disc.