Method of centrifuging cheese milk
AssigneeWestfalia Separator AG
InventorsHanno Lehmann, Karl-Heinz Zettier
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Abstract
A method of centrifuging cheese milk that involves skimming it in a self-emptying centrifuge, returning some of the separated cream to the skim milk to adjust it to the desired level of fat, and centrifuging it again to precipitate microorganisms and dirt particles. The method uses only one centrifuge. The raw milk is preliminarily simmed down to a desired fat content in one section of a separation space, the accordingly standardized milk is forwarded to the periphery of another section of the separation space, where it is purified of microorganisms and dirt while flowing radially inward through the section, and the standardized and purified milk is extracted from the processing space inside the centrifuge by w ay of a peeler.
Claims3
In a method of centrifuging cheese milk including skimming cheese milk in a self-emptying centrifuge, returning a portion of separated cream to skim milk to adjust it to a desired level of fat, and centrifuging the skim milk again to precipitate microorganisms and dirt particles, the improvement comprising skimming and centrifuging in only one centrifuge having a separation space and a processing space, preliminarily skimming the raw cheese milk down to a desired fat content in a first section of the separation space to obtain a standardized milk, forwarding the standardized milk to a periphery of a second section of the separation space, purifying the standardized milk of microorganisms and dirt while flowing radially inward through the second section, and extracting the standardized and purified milk from the processing space with a first peeler and constantly extracting low microorganism concentrate with a second peeler.
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