Removing water from honey at ambient pressure
AssigneeChevron Research Company
InventorsJames L. Platt, Jr., John R. B. Ellis
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for reducing the water content of honey is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing for the honey, a rotatable high surface area body upon which the honey forms a thin film and means for supplying a nonturbulent stream of ambient pressure 40.degree. C. to 75.degree. C. air to said housing so as to reduce the water content of the thin film of honey. The method involves rotating the rotatable body so as to form a thin film of honey and passing a nonturbulent stream of ambient pressure 40.degree. C. to 75.degree. C. air over said honey to reduce its water content.
Claims5
An apparatus for removing water from honey under evaporative cooling conditions comprising a housing for holding the honey, a horizontally positioned rotatable shaft within said housing having a high surface area rotatable body mounted thereon, means for adding honey to and removing honey from said housing, means for adding 40.degree.to 75.degree. C. substantially dry air to and removing moist air from said housing at a temperature effective to avoid decomposition of the honey, and means for rotating said shaft and said high surface area body.
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