Open Source Pasteurization Machine

Basics

- Rapidly heats and cools a liquid to sterilize it while keeping it relatively unchanged quality wise

Used for

- Milk Preservation

- Fruit/Vegetable Juice Preservation

- Beer/Wine Preservation

Uses

- Input Raw Product ( i.e Milk / Fruit/Vegetable Juice / Beer/Wine)

- Electricity

Creates

- Long Shelf Life Refrigerated Products (Standard Pasteurization)

- Extremely Long Shelf Stable Shelf Life ( UHT Pasteurization )

Industry Standards

- http://ancoequipment.com/batch-pasteurizers.html?_vsrefdom=adwords&gclid=CjwKCAiA6K_QBRA8EiwASvtjZbQFELC3G2XEzQdnfdGjZJ_uBPItdW5Pd5EP9zpTz1UpbFsKovLWdRoC76MQAvD_BwE

- https://www.kinnek.com/products/pasteurizers/?creative=188853819019&keyword=pasteurizing%20machine&matchtype=p&device=c&network=g&adposition=1t1&placement=&promotext=silent&source=google&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=Pasteurizing%20machine&utm_content=trustedsuppliers&gclid=CjwKCAiA6K_QBRA8EiwASvtjZWxp9kROOGySKWasUidN9_R_ts-DcxhBPIw7frx4jrLxAsQkOYvNLRoCeLIQAvD_BwE#/

- https://www.tetrapak.com/us/processing/pasteurization

Minimum Viable Product

- Open Source

- Modular

- Scaleable

- User Maintainable

- User Upgradable

- Numerous Modes ( Standard, UHT, etc )

Basic Design

?x Raw Product Input Module(s) (i.e. Connections to removable bulk tanks/to an array of dairy milkers)

1x Raw Product Intermediate Storage Module

1x Raw Product Clarification Module (Removes any particulates before pasteurization as to make it more effective)

1x Heat Treatment Module

1x Final Product Intermediate Storage Module

?x Final Product Output Module(s)

?x Storage Module (Bottling, Canning, Bagging, etc)

1x Heating Medium Control Module ( Heats the heating medium using either electric or steam, and can produce a variety of exact temperatures )

1x Cooling Medium Control Module ( Refrigerates the cooling medium )

1x Device Control Module

1x Networking Module

1x Product Sample Collection Module

1x Device Cleaning Module ( Pushes clean water and/or cleaning solution through most, if not all, areas of the device that touch product to prevent cross contamination.

See Also

- Robotic Dairy Milker

Usefull Links

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteurization

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-high-temperature_processing

3. http://dairyprocessinghandbook.com/chapter/designing-process-line