Apparatus for preparing curd and for feeding the prepared curd to a curd processing apparatus
AssigneeTetra Laval Holding & Finance S.A.
InventorSteven Acreman
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Abstract
An apparatus for preparing curd and feeding same to a curd processing apparatus, comprising a number of curd tanks and a pipe system connected with the curd tanks and provided with pumping means to feed curd from the curd tanks to the curd processing apparatus, wherein at least a number of curd tanks are provided with a first outlet and a second outlet, the pumping means being connected with the two outlets of said curd tanks, such that a curd tank can be pumped out via both outlets simultaneously.
Claims9
An apparatus for preparing curd and feeding same to a curd processing apparatus, comprising a plurality of curd tanks and a pipe system connected with the curd tanks and provided with pumping means to feed curd from the curd tanks to the curd processing apparatus, wherein at least a number of said plurality of curd tanks are provided with a first outlet and a second outlet and wherein the pipe system comprises a first portion with associated pumping means, which first portion is connected with the first outlets of said curd tanks, and a second portion with associated pumping means, which second portion is connected with the second outlets of said curd tanks such that a curd tank can be pumped out via both outlets simultaneously.
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