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US 5,006,204 AGranted
Apparatus for crystallizing whey
AssigneeA/S Niro Atomizer
InventorJens P. Jensen
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Abstract
An apparatus including an evaporator, a pre-crystallizer, a spray dryer and a fluid bed for drying whey and a rotating disc having a cone-shaped upper surface is provided for receiving partially dried whey from the spray dryer and delivering the whey to the fluid bed while permitting crystallization of the whey as it rests on the surface of the disc.
Claims8
Apparatus for drying whey comprising:
- an evaporator, a pre-crystallizer, a spray dryer, a fluid bed, means for moving said whey from said evaporator to said pre-crystallizer, means for moving said whey from the pre-crystallizer to said spray dryer, a disc located between said spray dryer and said fluid bed and having a cone-shaped upper surface, a shaft supporting said disc for rotation in a horizontal plane, and means for rotating said disc whereby said surface of said disc will receive partially dried whey from said spray dryer and deliver said whey to said fluid bed while permitting crystallization of said whey as it rests on said surface of said disc.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.