CN206853145U - Continous way medicinal extract enrichment machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a continuous extract thickening machine, which includes a sleeve heater, a feed pump connected to the inlet of the sleeve heater, an outlet of the sleeve heater connected to a heating chamber, the heating chamber connected to an evaporation chamber, and the evaporation chamber is located at Above the product receiving tank; the buffer tank is provided with an upper opening, a middle opening and a bottom opening; the upper opening of the buffer tank is connected to the inlet of the vacuum pump, and the outlet of the vacuum pump is connected to the vacuum buffer tank; the middle opening of the buffer tank is connected to the lower opening of the condenser, and the upper part of the condenser The opening is connected to the vapor-liquid separator, and the vapor-liquid separator is connected to the upper opening of the evaporation chamber; the bottom opening of the buffer tank is connected to the vortex pump. The utility model improves the concentration density of the product, the concentration time is short, and at the same time, the energy consumption is small, and the cost is low; and the equipment can be continuously concentrated, which greatly improves the work efficiency; it can also be fully automatic on-line cleaning, and there is no dead angle inside the equipment. No pollution to cross-production products.

Description

Continuous extract thickener

technical field

The utility model relates to a concentrating device, in particular to a continuous extract thickening machine used for concentrated production of plant extracts and food and beverages.

Background technique

In the current concentrated production of plant extracts and food and beverages, some products are required to be concentrated to 1:1.4~1:1.8 (paste), and due to the characteristics of the active ingredients of the product, long-term heating at high temperature will lead to loss of active ingredients or Completely ineffective.

Traditional enrichment equipment has the following defects:

1. The product can only be concentrated to about 1:1.2 to 1:1.4;

2. The concentration process takes a long time, and the product is heated at high temperature for a long time. The contact between the product and the wall surface of the equipment is easy to gelatinize and coke, and the foaming material is often not completely concentrated, or the material runs out during the concentration process, resulting in product loss.

3. The concentration process consumes a lot of energy and costs a lot.

Utility model content

The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is how to increase the concentration liquid density of the concentration equipment, shorten the concentration process time and reduce the energy consumption of the concentration process.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution of the present utility model is to provide a continuous extract thickening machine, which is characterized in that it includes a casing heater, the feed pump is connected to the inlet of the casing heater, and the outlet of the casing heater is connected to Heating chamber, the heating chamber is connected to the evaporation chamber, and the evaporation chamber is set above the product receiving tank;

The buffer tank is provided with an upper opening, a middle opening and a bottom opening; the upper opening of the buffer tank is connected to the inlet of the vacuum pump, and the outlet of the vacuum pump is connected to the vacuum buffer tank; the middle opening of the buffer tank is connected to the lower opening of the condenser, and the upper opening of the condenser is connected to the vapor-liquid separation The vapor-liquid separator is connected to the upper opening of the evaporation chamber; the bottom opening of the buffer tank is connected to the vortex pump.

Preferably, a control cabinet is also included, and the heating chamber, the evaporation chamber, the casing heater, the feed pump, the vortex pump and the vacuum pump are all connected to the control cabinet.

Preferably, a cooling section is provided at the bottom of the evaporation chamber, a density detector and a liquid level gauge are provided in the cooling section, and a valve is provided at the bottom of the cooling section; the valve is provided above the product receiving tank.

More preferably, the density detector, liquid level gauge and valve are all connected to the control cabinet.

Preferably, an exhaust port is provided on the upper part of the vacuum buffer tank.

More preferably, an automatic cleaning system is also included, and the automatic cleaning system is connected to the control cabinet.

Further, the automatic cleaning system includes a centrifugal pump, the inlet of the centrifugal pump is connected to the product receiving tank, the outlet of the centrifugal pump is connected to the pipeline between the feed pump and the casing heater; the centrifugal pump is connected to the control cabinet.

The working method of the above-mentioned continuous extract thickening machine, the steps are:

Step 1: Start the vacuum pump to evacuate the evaporation chamber;

Step 2: The material liquid is transported to the casing heater through the feed pump, and the casing heater preheats the material liquid in it and then sends it into the heating chamber;

Step 3: The steam in the heating chamber heats the material liquid, and the heated material enters the evaporation chamber, and the water in the material liquid evaporates instantly under the vacuum state, and the water vapor is pumped by the vacuum pump to the vapor-liquid separator for vapor-liquid separation. The finished liquid product falls to the bottom of the evaporation chamber with gravity and is discharged into the product receiving tank;

Step 4: In the gas-liquid separator, the separated liquid is deposited at the bottom of the gas-liquid separator, the separated gas enters the condenser, and the condensed water entrains part of the gas into the buffer tank for secondary gas-liquid separation;

Step 5: In the buffer tank, the liquid is discharged out of the unit through the vortex pump from the bottom opening of the buffer tank; the gas enters the vacuum buffer tank from the upper opening of the buffer tank through the vacuum pump for three times of gas-liquid separation;

Step 6: In the vacuum buffer tank, the liquid is deposited at the bottom of the vacuum buffer tank, and the gas is discharged through the exhaust port on the upper part of the vacuum buffer tank.

Preferably, in the step 3, the evaporated finished liquid product falls to the bottom of the evaporation chamber with gravity, the finished liquid is cooled, and no longer boils and evaporates; the density of the finished liquid is detected by a density detector, and whether the density data is qualified, Adjust the system parameters according to the test results until the density of the finished liquid is qualified; when the finished liquid at the bottom of the evaporation chamber reaches the set level, the valve at the bottom of the evaporation chamber is automatically opened, and the finished liquid is discharged into the product receiving tank, and the concentration process is completed.

The cleaning method of the above-mentioned continuous extract thickening machine, the steps are: water enters the feed pump and the casing heater from the product receiving tank through the centrifugal pump, the water in the casing heater enters the heating chamber, then enters the evaporation chamber, and finally Discharge, to complete the automatic online cleaning of the material system.

The device provided by the utility model overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art, can concentrate the product density to 1:1.4-1:1.8, has a short concentration time, avoids the loss caused by the product being heated for a long time, and at the same time has low energy consumption and low cost; Moreover, this equipment can concentrate continuously and uninterruptedly, which greatly improves the work efficiency; it can also be fully automatic on-line cleaning, there is no dead angle inside the equipment, and there is no pollution to cross-production products.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the continuous extract thickening machine provided in this embodiment.

detailed description

Below in conjunction with specific embodiment, further set forth the utility model. It should be understood that these embodiments are only used to illustrate the present utility model and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model. In addition, it should be understood that after reading the content taught by the utility model, those skilled in the art can make various changes or modifications to the utility model, and these equivalent forms also fall within the scope defined by the appended claims of the application.

Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the continuous extract thickening machine provided by this embodiment, and the continuous extract thickening machine is composed of a heating chamber 1, an evaporation chamber 2, a product receiving tank 3, a condenser 4, and a vapor-liquid separator 5. Sleeve heater 6, buffer tank 7, vacuum buffer tank 8, feed pump 9, control cabinet 10, vortex pump 11, vacuum pump 12, centrifugal pump 13, etc.

The feed pump 9 is connected to the inlet of the casing heater 6 through a pipeline, and the outlet of the casing heater 6 is connected to the heating chamber 1, and the heating chamber 1 is connected to the evaporation chamber 2, and the evaporation chamber 2 is located above the product receiving tank 3. A cooling section is provided at the bottom of the evaporation chamber 2, and the product receiving tank 3 is located below the cooling section. A density detector and a liquid level gauge are installed in the cooling section, and a valve is installed at the bottom of the cooling section. Density detectors, liquid level gauges and valves are all connected to the control cabinet 10 .

The buffer tank 7 is provided with an upper opening, a middle opening and a bottom opening. The upper opening of the buffer tank 7 is connected to the inlet of the vacuum pump 12, and the outlet of the vacuum pump 12 is connected to the vacuum buffer tank 8, and the upper part of the vacuum buffer tank 8 is provided with an exhaust port. The middle opening of the buffer tank 7 is connected to the lower opening of the condenser 4 , the upper opening of the condenser 4 is connected to the vapor-liquid separator 5 , and the vapor-liquid separator 5 is connected to the upper opening of the evaporation chamber 2 . The bottom opening of the buffer tank 7 is connected with a vortex pump 11 .

The heating chamber 1 , the evaporation chamber 2 , the casing heater 6 , the feed pump 9 , the vortex pump 11 , the vacuum pump 12 , the centrifugal pump 13 and the like are all connected to the control cabinet 10 .

The automatic cleaning system includes a centrifugal pump 13 , the inlet of the centrifugal pump 13 is connected to the product receiving tank 3 , and the outlet of the centrifugal pump 13 is connected to the pipeline between the feed pump 9 and the casing heater 6 .

When the continuous extract thickening machine provided in this embodiment is in use, the pressure in the evaporation chamber 2 is pumped to -0.08Mpa by the vacuum pump 12. After the vacuum degree of the evaporation chamber 2 is stabilized, the material liquid is transported by the feed pump 9 To the casing heater 6, the casing heater 6 preheats the material liquid in it to about 40°C, and then sends the material liquid into the heating chamber 1 through the pipeline.

The high-pressure steam in the heating chamber 1 heats the material liquid to 70°C within a few seconds, and the heated material enters the evaporation chamber 2, and the water in the material liquid evaporates instantly in a vacuum state, and the water vapor is pumped by the vacuum pump 12 to The vapor-liquid separator 5 performs vapor-liquid separation. In the vapor-liquid separator 5, the liquid is deposited at the bottom of the vapor-liquid separator 5, and the vapor enters the condenser 4, and the condensed water carries part of the vapor into the buffer tank 7 for secondary gas-liquid separation. In the buffer tank 7, the liquid is discharged out of the unit through the vortex pump 11 from the bottom opening of the buffer tank 7; the gas enters the vacuum buffer tank 8 through the vacuum pump 12 from the upper opening of the buffer tank 7. The gas is further condensed in the vacuum buffer tank 8 , the liquid is deposited at the bottom of the vacuum buffer tank 8 , and the gas is discharged through the exhaust port on the top of the vacuum buffer tank 8 .

In the evaporation chamber 2, the evaporated finished liquid product falls to the cooling section at the bottom of the evaporation chamber 2 with gravity, and the finished liquid is rapidly cooled so that the finished liquid product no longer boils and evaporates. The density detector is used to detect whether the finished liquid is qualified, and automatically Analyze whether the test data is qualified, and automatically make corrections and adjustments, including the adjustment of the frequency of the feed pump and the adjustment of the steam temperature and evaporation in the heating chamber 1. When the finished liquid at the bottom of the evaporation chamber 2 reaches the set level, the valve at the bottom is automatically opened, and the finished liquid is discharged into the product receiving tank 3, that is, the concentration process is completed. This equipment can concentrate continuously and uninterruptedly.

During cleaning, the water enters the feed pump 9 and the casing heater 6 from the product receiving tank 3 through the centrifugal pump 13, and the water in the casing heater 6 enters the heating chamber 1, then enters the evaporation chamber 2, and is finally discharged to complete the cleaning of the material. Automatic online cleaning of the system.

Tests have shown that the continuous extract thickening unit provided in this embodiment can concentrate the product density to 1:1.4-1:1.8, and the concentration time is short and the efficiency is high. At the same time, it can also be fully automatic on-line cleaning. There is no dead angle or residue inside the equipment, no pollution to cross-production products, and it fully meets GMP requirements.

Claims (7)

1. A continuous extract thickener, characterized in that: it comprises a sleeve heater (6), a feed pump (9) is connected to the inlet of the sleeve heater (6), and the outlet of the sleeve heater (6) is connected The heating chamber (1), the heating chamber (1) is connected to the evaporation chamber (2), and the evaporation chamber (2) is arranged above the product receiving tank (3); The buffer tank (7) is provided with an upper opening, a middle opening and a bottom opening; the upper opening of the buffer tank (7) is connected to the inlet of the vacuum pump (12), and the outlet of the vacuum pump (12) is connected to the vacuum buffer tank (8); the outlet of the buffer tank (7) The middle opening is connected to the lower opening of the condenser (4), the upper opening of the condenser (4) is connected to the vapor-liquid separator (5), and the vapor-liquid separator (5) is connected to the upper opening of the evaporation chamber (2); the buffer tank (7) The bottom opening of the vortex pump (11) is connected. 2. A kind of continuous extract thickener as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that: also comprise control cabinet (10), described heating chamber (1), evaporation chamber (2), bushing heater ( 6), feed pump (9), vortex pump (11), vacuum pump (12) are all connected with control cabinet (10). 3. A kind of continuous extract thickener as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that: described evaporation chamber (2) bottom is provided with cooling section, is provided with density detector and liquid level gauge in cooling section, cooling A valve is arranged at the bottom of the section; the valve is arranged above the product receiving tank (3). 4. A continuous extract thickener as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: said density detector, liquid level gauge and valves are all connected to said control cabinet (10). 5. A continuous extract thickener as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: the upper part of the vacuum buffer tank (8) is provided with a steam exhaust port. 6. A continuous extract thickener as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that it further comprises an automatic cleaning system connected to the control cabinet (10). 7. A continuous extract thickener as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: the automatic cleaning system includes a centrifugal pump (13), and the inlet of the centrifugal pump (13) is connected to the product receiving tank (3) , the outlet of the centrifugal pump (13) is connected to the pipeline between the feed pump (9) and the casing heater (6); the centrifugal pump (13) is connected to the control cabinet (10).