Method and an apparatus for detecting a transition from a first phase to a second phase
AssigneeTetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A.
InventorTomas Skoglund
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Abstract
It is provided an apparatus for detecting a transition from a first phase to a second phase in a processing line. The apparatus comprises a first sensor for gathering data indicating product concentration, a second sensor for gathering data indicating product concentration. The first sensor is placed upstream of the second sensor. Further, the apparatus comprises a control device configured to receive a first data set from the first sensor and a second data set from the second sensor, and to calibrate the second sensor by comparing the second data set with the first data set.
Claims4
A processing system for a food product comprising:
- a plurality of storage tanks, each storage tank containing a different food product;
- a processing device configured to individually treat each of the different food products;
- a conduit for flushing the processing system;
- a processing line;
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- an apparatus configured to detect a transition from a first phase of a food product in the processing line to a second phase of the food product in the processing line, the apparatus including a first sensor configured to gather data indicating a product concentration of the food product at a first point in the processing line, a second sensor configured to gather data indicating a product concentration of the food product at a second point in the processing line, the second point being located downstream of the first point in the processing line, and a control device configured to receive a first data set from the first sensor and a second data set from the second sensor, the control device being configured to calibrate the second sensor by comparing the second data set with the first data set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.