Method for controlled fat injection with steam in a pellet mill
AssigneeBeta Raven Inc.
InventorsJoseph A. Volk, Jr., Mark R. Kniepmann
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Abstract
A fat injection process for a pellet mill includes a plurality of nozzles mounted within the pelleting chamber and adjacent the die and rollers with a steam and fat line connected to each nozzle for mixing fat with steam and spraying the mixture onto the pellets immediately as they are formed.
Claims6
A method for applying a coating of fat to pellets immediately as they are formed in a pellet mill, the pellet mill comprising a rotating die, the die having a pluralty of holes through which the material to be pelleted is forced to form the pellets, said method comprising the steps of mixing the fat with steam and spraying the steam/fat mixture onto the pellets immediately as they emerge through the holes in the die.
A method for applying a coating of fat to pellets immediately as they are formed in a pellet mill, the pellet mill comprising a rotating die within a chamber, the die hvaing a plurality of holes through which the material to be pelleted is forced to form pellets, a plurality of spray nozzles mounted at each of at least two locations, said spray nozzles being oriented to spray directly onto said pellets as they are formed within the chamber, a steam line and a fat line associated with each spray nozzle, the method comprising the steps of mixing the fat with steam inside each of said nozzles, and spraying the steam/fat mixture onto the pellets immediately as they emerge from the die.
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