Homogenizing Equipment
Homogenizing Equipment is a kind of shearing and mixing machine integrating high speed emulsifying, mixing and blending. The equipment is widely used as water oil emulsifier, juice making machine, pharmaceutical emulsifier, cosmetics lotion emulsifier, dairy emulsion, food and chemical emulsifier, homogeneous emulsifier. For its main usage is to disperse, blend, emulsify, homogenate, dissolve and shear the neutral granules or fibers into finer molecules through the special shearer to achieve the effects required by the technology.
Working Principles
Homogenization is a fluid mechanical process that involves the subdivision of particles or droplets into micron sizes to create a stable dispersion or emulsion for further processing.
This is an important stage in the treatment of food and dairy products. It provides improved product stability, shelf life, digestion, and taste. Homogenizing can also significantly reduce the amount of additives required. It prepares feeds so that subsequent spray drying produces the best quality of powders. This is especially important for baby foods and many dairy and food products.
The process occurs in a special homogenizing valve, the design of which is the heart of the homogenizing equipment. The fluid passes through a minute gap in the homogenizing valve. This creates conditions of high turbulence and shear, combined with compression, acceleration, pressure drop, and impact. Causing the disintegration of particles and dispersion throughout the product.
After homogenization, the particles are of a uniform size, typically from 0.2 to 2 micron, depending on the operating pressure. The homogenizer is the most efficient device for particle and droplet size reduction. The actual properties of the product vary with pressure and product type in a complex relationship. In general, higher processing pressure produces smaller particles, down to a certain limit of micronization.
Common Applications
Homogenizing Equipments are commonly used in applications such as Mixing & Homogenizing bulk materials like herbicides & fertilizers, foodstuffs, pharmaceutical, chemicals & plastics, pigments and dyes & dye intermediates. These are optionally available with vacuum construction, jacket or limpet coil for heating / cooling, collection, charging containers, spray for anti - dusting / additives, cip cleaning spray system etc.
Constructions
These equipments basically consists of a positive-displacement pump to which is attached a homogenizing valve assembly. The pump forces fluids through the homogenizing valve under pressure. The term “homogenization” refers to the process or action that occurs within the homogenizing valve assembly.
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