DK201670409A1 - Screw press apparatus including an improved CIP arrangement and method of cleaning the apparatus - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a screw press apparatus (1) comprising an outer casing (2) surrounding a screening tube (6a) with a plurality of liquid discharge holes, a slurry inlet port (3) at one end of the screening tube and a solids discharge port (4) at an opposite end of the screening tube, the screening tube housing an axially located auger (5), the outer casing (2) having a first opening in fluid communication with the slurry inlet port (3), a second opening in fluid communication with the solids discharge port (4), and a third opening (8) in fluid communication with the liquid discharge holes of the screening tube (6), a cleaning device (20) located between the outer casing and the screening tube, a device (10) for axially moving the cleaning device. The cleaning device (20) has a rigid co-axial liquid supply pipe (30) having at least one washing pipe (21, 22, 23, 24) at least partially surrounding the screening tube (6), each at least one washing pipe (21, 22, 23, 24) containing a plurality of nozzles (211, 221, 231, 241) facing the screening tube (6a). The screw press apparatus is especially suited for processing protein containing slurries, and in another aspect the invention relates to a method of producing a gluten product using the screw press apparatus.The invention relates to a screw press apparatus (1) comprising an outer casing (2) surrounding a screening tube (6a) with a plurality of liquid discharge holes, a slurry inlet port (3) at one end of the screening tube and a solids discharge port (4) at an opposite end of the screening tube, the screening tube housing an axially located auger (5), the outer casing (2) having a first opening in fluid communication with the slurry inlet port (3), a second opening in fluid communication with the solids discharge port (4), and a third opening (8) in fluid communication with the liquid discharge holes of the screening tube (6), a cleaning device (20) located between the outer casing and the screening tube, a device (10) for axially moving the cleaning device. The cleaning device (20) has a rigid co-axial liquid supply pipe (30) having at least one washing pipe (21, 22, 23, 24) at least partially surrounding the screening tube (6), each at least one washing pipe (21, 22, 23, 24) containing a plurality of nozzles (211, 221, 231, 241) facing the screening tube (6a). The screw press apparatus is especially suited for processing protein containing slurries, and in another aspect the invention relates to a method of producing a gluten product using the screw press apparatus.
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07/06/2016
Screw press apparatus including an improved C!P arrangement and method of cleaning the apparatus
ABSTRACT
The invention relates to a screw press apparatus (1) comprising an outer casing (2) surrounding a screening tube (6a) with a plurality of liquid discharge holes, a slurry inlet port (3) at one end of the screening tube and a solids discharge port (4) at an opposite end of the screening tube, the screening tube housing an axially located auger (5), the outer casing (2) having a first opening in fluid communication with the slurry inlet port (3), a second opening in fluid communication with the solids discharge port (4), and a third opening (8) in fluid communication with the liquid discharge holes of the screening tube (6), a cleaning device (20) located between the outer casing and the screening tube, a device (10) for axially moving the cleaning device. The cleaning device (20) has a rigid co-axial liquid supply pipe (30) having at least one washing pipe (21,22, 23, 24) at least partially surrounding the screening tube (6), each at least one washing pipe (21, 22, 23, 24) containing a plurality of nozzles (211, 221, 231, 241) facing the screening tube (6a). The screw press apparatus is especially suited for processing protein containing slurries, and in another aspect the invention relates to a method of producing a gluten product using the screw press apparatus.
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1. A screw press apparatus (1) comprising an outer casing (2) surrounding a screening tube (6a) defining a longitudinally extending axial direction (a) and with a plurality of liquid discharge holes, a slurry inlet port (3) at one end of the screening tube and a solids discharge port (4) at an opposite end of the screening tube, the screening tube housing an axially located auger (5), the outer casing (2) having a first opening in fluid communication with the slurry inlet port (3), a second opening in fluid communication with the solids discharge port (4), and a third opening (8) in fluid communication with the liquid discharge holes of the screening tube (6a), a cleaning device (20) located between the outer casing and the screening tube, a device (10) for axially moving the cleaning device (20), characterised in that the cleaning device (20) has a rigid co-axial liquid supply pipe (30) having at least one washing pipe (21,22, 23, 24) at least partially surrounding the screening tube (6a), each at least one washing pipe (21, 22, 23, 24) containing a plurality of nozzles (211, 221, 231, 241) facing the screening tube (6a).
2. A screw press apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rigid co-axial liquid supply pipe (30) enters the outer casing (2) through an appropriate opening, preferably through a single water-tight gland (31).
3. A screw press apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the surface of the rigid co-axial liquid supply pipe (30) is substantially smooth.
4. A screw press apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rigid co-axial liquid supply pipe (30) is connected to a hose connection (32) at an end of the rigid co-axial liquid supply pipe (30) located outside the outer casing (2).
5. A screw press apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the hose connection (32) is connected to at least one internal supply conduit (301, 302), each in fluid communication with at least one washing pipe (21,22, 23, 24) and accommodated in the rigid co-axial liquid supply pipe (30).
6. A screw press apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least some of said plurality of nozzles (221) are high pressure nozzles.
7. A screw press apparatus according to claims 5 and 6, wherein one internal supply conduit (301) is a low-pressure supply conduit and another internal supply conduit (302) is a high-pressure supply tube.
8. A screw press apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the rigid co-axial liquid supply pipe (30) has two or more washing pipes (21, 22, 23, 24) each at least partially surrounding the screening tube (6a), and each washing pipe (21, 22, 23, 24) containing a plurality of nozzles (211,221,231, 241) facing the screening tube (6a).
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A screw press apparatus according to claim 8, wherein at least one washing pipe (21,23) has an open configuration in the form of a V, a U or a Y. 10. screw press apparatus according to claim 8, wherein at least one washing pipe (22, 24) has a closed configuration in the form of a circle, a rectangle or any other polygonal shape.
11. A screw press apparatus according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the two or more washing pipes (21, 22, 23, 24) are distributed in the longitudinally extending axial direction (a) of the rigid co-axial liquid supply pipe (30), with a distance (d1, d2, d3) between the respective washing pipes (21,22, 23, 24) not exceeding or corresponding to a stroke (L) of the rigid coaxial liquid supply pipe (30).
12. A screw press apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one washing pipe (21,22, 23, 24) comprises at least one nozzle (242) directed in another direction than towards the screening tube (6a).
13. A screw press apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cleaning device (20) does not comprise any moving parts within the outer casing.
14. A screw press apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein cleaning device does not comprise any hosing within the outer casing.
15. A method of cleaning a screw press apparatus comprising the steps of: -providing a screw press apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 14, and -applying a cleaning liquid through the rigid co-axial liquid supply pipe at a pressure in the range of 3 bar to 60 bar to wash the discharge holes of the screening tube.
16. A method of producing a sticky product, the method comprising the steps of: -providing a screw press apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 14, -applying a slurry containing sticky product and having a predefined water content, -applying a cleaning liquid through the rigid co-axial liquid supply pipe at a pressure in the range of 3 bar to 60 bar to wash the discharge holes of the screening tube, and -obtaining the sticky product from the solids discharge port.
17. A method of producing a gluten product, the method comprising the steps of: -providing screw press apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 14, -applying a gluten slurry having a water content in the range of 65% to 80%, a protein content in the range of 65% to 85%, and a content of other solids, e.g. carbohydrates, such as starch, of less than 30%, -applying a cleaning liquid through the rigid co-axial liquid supply pipe at a pressure in the range of 3 bar to 60 bar to wash the discharge holes of the screening tube, and -obtaining the gluten product from the solids discharge port.
18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the gluten product has a moisture content below 68%.
19. The method according to claim 17 or 18, wherein the step of applying the gluten slurry is performed continuously over a period of at least 1 week.
20. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 19, wherein the gluten product is obtained at a rate in the range of 1 ton/hour to 15 tonnes/hour.
21. The method of any one of claims 15 to 20, wherein the cleaning is carried out during normal operation of the screw press apparatus.
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