EP2504084B1 - Procede pour la production d'un melange, notamment d'une boisson - Google Patents

Procede pour la production d'un melange, notamment d'une boisson Download PDF

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EP2504084B1
EP2504084B1 EP10754688.9A EP10754688A EP2504084B1 EP 2504084 B1 EP2504084 B1 EP 2504084B1 EP 10754688 A EP10754688 A EP 10754688A EP 2504084 B1 EP2504084 B1 EP 2504084B1
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  • the invention relates to a method according to claim 1 for the production of mixed products, for example, as mixed drinks from at least one liquid base or base component and at least one of the base component metered admixed additional component, which latter is a liquid additive component.
  • Mixed products for example, as mixed drinks from at least one liquid base or base component and at least one of the base component metered admixed additional component, which latter is a liquid additive component.
  • Processes and devices for producing mixed products in the form of mixed drinks and in particular also of carbonated or carbonated mixed drinks are known.
  • the liquid base or base component which is formed, for example, by beverage water
  • at least one preferably taste-forming additive component eg syrup
  • the mixed beverage is a carbonated beverage
  • carbonation and buffering of the mixed beverage with CO2 gas are also carried out until it is filled into containers or bottles.
  • the preparation of such mixed products takes place in multi-component mixing plants, which are often referred to as a mixer.
  • the degassing of the at least one base component can be carried out in different ways, for example by a single or multi-stage vacuum degassing and / or by a single or multi-stage pressure degassing.
  • vacuum degassing the partial pressure gradient, which is necessary for the release of foreign gases dissolved in the at least one base component, is achieved by vacuum or pressure reduction.
  • the release of the foreign gases from the respective base component is achieved by diffusion into an oxygen- and / or nitrogen-free carrier gas, for example CO2 gas.
  • the mixing of the base component with the at least one additive component (e.g., syrup) to the finished or mixed product has heretofore been governed by a ratio control, i. by controlling the volume flows of the base component and the additional component to one setpoint in each case. Both setpoints are set in relation to the preselected or desired recipe.
  • a ratio control i. by controlling the volume flows of the base component and the additional component to one setpoint in each case. Both setpoints are set in relation to the preselected or desired recipe.
  • the carbonation or addition of the CO2 gas also takes place in known methods and mixing plants via a ratio metering or via a spray carbonization.
  • the mixed product is sprayed into a container pressurized with CO2 gas.
  • the gas pressure is according to the u.a. set by the dosing rate and the temperature-dependent saturation pressure.
  • the CO2 gas dissolves in the mixed product until a balance between the pressure of the CO2 gas atmosphere and the CO2 gas partial pressure or saturation pressure of the carbonated mixed beverage is achieved.
  • the carbonated mixed product or mixed beverage produced with the mixing plant is usually filled into containers or bottles with the aid of a filler.
  • the latter like the mixing plant, is part of a complete filling line. Due to disturbances in the environment and / or in the system and / or by disruptions of the packaging material (eg bottle breakage, etc.), stops or reduced performance often occur.
  • known systems for decoupling or buffering between mixing plant and filler require a buffer tank or tank which, in known mixing plants, must have a relatively large volume, for example a volume of up to 1000 liters.
  • Such buffer tanks are usually operated with a highly fluctuating level, so that the mixed product in the buffer tank must be superimposed with a CO2 gas cushion, the pressure of which is higher than the CO2 saturation pressure in the mixed product. With changing filling level it is necessary to replenish or discharge the CO2 gas in the buffer tank concerned, which leads to a high consumption of CO2 gas.
  • An apparatus and a method for producing mixed products have been characterized by DE 1 213 212 presented. For this purpose, this document provides that the base component, for example water and the additional component, for example syrup, are simultaneously fed to a dosing device, the components arriving in a pre-set, precisely measured quantitative ratio to one another in a mixing vessel.
  • a disadvantage of this approach is that known dosing for the simultaneous feeding of multiple components are complex and expensive, and also generally have only a limited accuracy. Also known was a system for mixing drinks after the GB 2 404 271 A , This document is concerned with a system for blending soft drinks immediately prior to dispensing of these juice drinks to the end user, which then consumes these drinks usually within a very short time. To this end, this specification provides more detail that a base component, for example, water, and a syrup in a fixed ratio to each other are promoted and mixed exactly when a portion of the mixed beverage to be removed or sold. The disadvantage of this approach is that it is not suitable for systems with large quantities [m 3 / h].
  • the object of the invention is to provide a method for producing mixed products of at least one base component and at least one additional component, which can be carried out while maintaining a high dosing accuracy with a reduced control effort and / or mechanical complexity. To solve this problem, a method according to claim 1 is formed.
  • the metered mixing of the at least one preferably liquid additive component to the at least one liquid base component in the mixing chamber takes place in such a way that the addition or metering of the at least one additional component is controlled or regulated as a function of the amount of the mixed product, the (amount) the mixing chamber is removed.
  • means are preferably provided for a height-level or volume-controlled tracking or refilling of the at least one base component to the mixing space, in such a way that by this tracking or refilling of the at least one base component of the at least one base component and the at least one additional component formed total volume is constant in the mixing room.
  • the metered addition of at least one additional component in the mixing chamber is carried out continuously.
  • the mixing chamber also forms the buffer memory, from which the mixed product is fed to the following in the overall systems filler;
  • the mixing chamber and thus also the buffer tank or buffer tank formed by this mixing chamber can be designed with reduced volume, for example with a volume of only 100 liters at a rated output of the device or mixing plant of 30 m 3 / h.
  • Alone by the reduced volume of serving as a buffer tank mixing chamber results in a significant reduction in the size of a mixing plant or apparatus for producing mixed products.
  • at least two functions of conventional mixing plants are combined in a common functional container 2, for example the functions of degassing and the subsequent carbonizing of the at least one base component.
  • the functional container 2 or a functional space 2.3 formed in it then serves according to the invention as a combined mixing chamber and buffer tank.
  • the height-level or volume-controlled tracking of the at least one base component into the mixing chamber is effected in the simplest case by virtue of the mixing chamber having at least one mixing chamber inlet for the at least one base component a filling level determining element, for example in the form of an overflow, and means being provided, to constantly overflow the mixing chamber inlet during operation of the mixing plant or device with the at least one base component.
  • the mixing plant or device generally designated 1 in the figure is used to produce a carbonated, ie mixed with carbon dioxide or CO2 gas liquid mixed product, mixed beverage by mixing a liquid main or base component, for example water, with at least one liquid additive component, for example with a flavoring additive component, eg syrup.
  • a liquid main or base component for example water
  • at least one liquid additive component for example with a flavoring additive component, eg syrup.
  • the single functional container 2 which usually has a mixing plant, namely the degassing or liberation of the base component (eg water) of unwanted, dissolved in this base component
  • Franntgas possibly influences the metered addition of CO2 gas to the base component, for example, with an amount corresponding to the CO2 saturation pressure of the mixed product, the metered feeding the at least one additional component as well as the function of the buffer memory.
  • the interior of the functional container 2 is divided by two horizontal or substantially horizontal partitions 3 and 4 in three functional spaces 2.1 - 23, which adjoin one another in the direction of the vertical axis of the functional container 2 and of which in the manner described in more detail below, the uppermost functional space 2.1 substantially for pressure degassing and for at least partial carbonation of the base component (eg water), the lowest functional space 2.3 essentially as a mixing space for mixing the base component with the at least one additional component and at the same time as a buffer memory and the functional space between the functional spaces 2.1 and 2.3 2.2 among others for complete carbonization of the base component on the CO2 concentration and also for the controlled feeding of the base component to the functional space 2.3 serve.
  • the base component eg water
  • the lowest functional space 2.3 essentially as a mixing space for mixing the base component with the at least one additional component and at the same time as a buffer memory and the functional space between the functional spaces 2.1 and 2.3 2.2 among others for complete carbonization of the base component on the CO2 concentration and also for the controlled feeding
  • the partition wall 4 is provided in the illustrated embodiment with a central passage 5 which connects the functional spaces 2.2 and 2.3 with each other and in the illustrated embodiment in the manner of extending into the functional space 2.3 and dip tube is executed.
  • the passage 5 is enclosed by an annular overflow weir 6, so that at the bottom of the functional space 2.2, i. on the partition wall 4 two subspaces are formed, namely an outer annular subspace 2.2.1 between the inner surface of the wall of the functional container 2 and the overflow weir 6 and an inner subspace 2.2.2, which communicates via the passage 5 with the functional space 2.3 ,
  • the nozzles 7 are arranged and designed that when the control valve 9 is open, the base component from the nozzles 7 exudes fine sprayed upward in the vertical direction and then falls back on the partition wall 3, which in the illustrated embodiment at the edge region 3.1, ie in the vicinity of the wall of the functional container 2 as a perforated plate or bottom is formed with a plurality of openings and in its central region 3.2 as a closed wall or as a closed bottom.
  • a line 10 which is provided in the interior of the functional space 2.2 with at least one nozzle 11, which at a distance above the overflow weir 6 and above the subspace 2.2.2 and at a distance below the formed as a baffle section 3.2 of the partition 3 is located.
  • the nozzle 11 is formed and arranged so that the nozzle jet issuing from this nozzle is directed vertically upwards, i. directed to the baffle serving section 3.2.
  • the line 10 is connected via a control valve 12 to a source, not shown, which provides the CO2 gas under pressure.
  • the control valve 12 is controlled so that the gas pressure within the functional container 2 and in particular also within the functional spaces 2.1 and 2.2 corresponds to the CO2 concentration in the produced mixed product, namely u.a.
  • control valve 12 is u.a. taking into account measurement signals which provide pressure sensors 12.1 provided on the functional spaces 2.1 and 2.2 and / or provided temperature sensors 12.2, controlled such that the CO 2 pressure in the functional tank 2 is set so high that the desired CO 2 content is achieved in the mixed product, It should be remembered that adding the CO2-free syrup will reduce the CO2 content in the finished product.
  • the output or the pressure side of a pump 13 is connected in the flow direction of the CO2 gas to the control valve 12, which is connected to its input via a line 14 to the subspace 2.2.1.
  • the additional component serving as a mixing chamber and at the same time as a buffer memory functional space 2.3 is connected to a line 15, in the ua a, controlled by a suitable meter, for example by a flow meter 16 metering valve 17 and a pump for supplying the additional component under pressure are provided.
  • the flow meter 16 is, for example, a magneto-inductive flow meter (MID).
  • MID magneto-inductive flow meter
  • a density measurement is preferably integrated into the flowmeter 16, so that a dosage is possible which is, inter alia, independent of temperature and / or pressure or at least largely temperature and / or pressure independent.
  • the measuring device may also be, for example, a mass flow meter (MDM), through which, although not directly the volume flow can be measured, but by which the mass flow, the density and the temperature can be determined.
  • MDM mass flow meter
  • vent tank 19 vent lantern
  • the input of the pump 18 is connected via a vent tank 19 (vent lantern) to a source, not shown, for providing the additional component.
  • the vent tank 19 is vented via a vent valve assembly 20, so that this container is then completely filled with the additional component and thus in particular a buffering of the additional component in the vent tank 19 by a pressurized inert gas buffer, such as CO2 gas buffer is not required, which contributes significantly to the reduction of inert gas or CO2 gas consumption.
  • a pressurized inert gas buffer such as CO2 gas buffer
  • a product line 21 with pump 22 and flow meter 23 is connected, via the (product line) the device 1 with a filling machine, not shown, for filling bottles or other containers associated with the mixed product.
  • a return line 24 is connected to the product line 21, so regardless of the current, to the filling machine promoted and detected by the flow meter 23 amount of the mixed product, the pump 22 can be operated, for example, with a constant flow rate.
  • the flow meter 23 is, for example, a magneto-inductive flow meter (MID) and, of course, is also designed so that phases with stop / go operation and / or with a reduced power of the filler are detected without errors.
  • MID magneto-inductive flow meter
  • the operation of the device 1 can be described as follows:
  • the functional space 2.1 takes place, as already stated, the degassing and at the same time at least partially carbonizing the base component with, for example, 80-90% of the CO2 concentration of the mixed product.
  • the functional space 2.1 is charged with the required CO2 gas pressure for this purpose, specifically controlled by the control valve 12.
  • the base component Via the nozzles 7, the base component is sprayed upwards in the direction of the ceiling or in the direction of the upper boundary of the functional container 2 and then rains back onto the bottom of the functional space 2.1 formed by the partition wall 3.
  • a pressure degassing of the base component takes place by diffusion and at the same time also the carbonization of the base component. This is in equilibrium with the CO2-gas pressure in the function room 2.1 (CO2 pressure equal to saturation pressure).
  • the height of the functional space 2.1 is used twice, resulting in an extension of the residence time of the sprayed base component in the functional space 2.1 and also to an increase in the exchange surface between the base component and the CO2 gas in the function room 2.1 leads.
  • the foreign gas content in the base component is still about 10% or less after the treatment.
  • the degassed and carbonized base component builds up on the partition wall 3 and then passes through the openings partition wall section 3.1 in the functional space 2.2, in the local there below the partition wall section 3.1 arranged subspace 2.2.1.
  • this subspace 2.2.1 at least one control valve 9 controlling filling level sensor 9.1 is provided, for example, is formed by a min / max probe and controls the liquid level in the subspace 2.2.1 such that the level of this liquid level is constantly well below the upper edge of the overflow weir 6 is located.
  • the base component from the subspace 2.2.1 is constantly conveyed via the line 10 to the nozzle 11 arranged above the subspace 2.2, ie the subspace 2.2. 2 and thus the inlet to the functional space 2.3 are constantly overflowed with the base component.
  • the base component in the line 10 is mixed with the CO2 gas supplied via the control valve 12 in such a way that the base component discharged from the at least one nozzle 11 upwards into the functional space 2.2 and against the partition wall section 3.2 serving as the baffle wall CO2 levels far above CO2 saturation, for example a CO2 concentration of 210% of the CO2 saturation concentration.
  • the greater part of the CO2 gas which has passed into the functional space 2.1 via the dividing wall section 3.1 is used in the manner described above for degassing and simultaneous carbonization of the base components discharged from the nozzles 7.
  • a smaller proportion, for example 10% of this CO 2 gas is discharged via a valve arrangement provided on the upper side of the functional container 2 or the functional space 2.1 - which is also referred to in practice as Fremdgasabschnüffelung 25, namely for discharging the removed from the base component lack gases.
  • the functional space 2.3 is always completely filled with the mixed product, in such a way that the liquid from the functional space 2.3 through the passage 5 in the subspace 2.2.2 up to the upper edge of the overflow weir 6.
  • the additional component is supplied via the metering valve 17 controlled by the flow meter 16 continuously, in response to the functional space 2.3 removed and fed to the filler via the product line 21 amount of the mixed product, i. as a function of the measuring signal of the flow meter 23 and as a function of the required dosage of the additional component in the mixed product.
  • the dosage of the additional component is thus ultimately in response to the amount of mixed product taken from the device 1 via the product line 21.
  • serving as a mixing chamber and buffer memory function space 2.3 is constantly filled with the base component, and in fact that at least the greater part of emerging from the at least one nozzle 11 base component reaches the top of the subspace 2.2.2.
  • the base component that has reached the subspace 2.2.2 passes via the passage 5 into the functional space 2.3.
  • the base component discharged from the nozzle 11 flows back over the edge of the overflow weir 6 into the subspace 2.1.1.
  • a direct mixing of the recorded in the subspace 2.2.1 base component with the component in the subspace 2.2.2 or with the mixed product in the functional space 2.3 is avoided by the partition wall 4 with the overflow weir 6.
  • the pump 13 has a delivery rate V13 which is greater than the delivery rate V22 of the pump 22. Regardless of the respective operating state of the pump 22nd the delivery rate V13 of the pump 13 is in any case greater than the maximum delivery rate V22 of the pump 22. This ensures the constant overflow of the subspace 2.2.2 or overflow weir 6 and also ensures that the subspace 2.3 constantly has a constant level and the base component removed with the finished mix via the product line 21 is constantly replaced immediately.
  • the entire mixing plant is summarized, for example, in a single functional container 2.
  • the functional space 2.3 forms both the mixing container and the buffer memory.
  • the inventive type of control or regulation of the dosage is within the apparatus 1 for the correct function of the mixing plant - in contrast to the prior art - a continuous flow is not required, so that in contrast to known mixing plants, a large volume buffer tank to ensure a continuous operation of the mixing plant is not required even in a stop / go operation of the filling machine.
  • Be a nominal capacity of the device 1 of 30 m 3 / h is a volume of only 100 I for the serving as a buffer memory function space 2.3 fully sufficient.
  • a further advantage of the invention consists in the fact that the functional space 2.3 serving as mixing vessel and buffer storage is constantly filled to the brim by the described design and control of the device 1 and thus a superimposition of the mixed product in the functional space 2.3 with a CO2 cushion and resulting CO2. Losses and any unwanted Nachkarbonmaschine are avoided.
  • a quality measurement (Brix or CO2 measurement, etc.) in the return line 24.
  • the degassing of the base component takes place by means of a one-stage or multistage pressure degassing.
  • a vacuum degassing is possible.
  • only one additional component is added to the base component.
  • the device according to the invention can also be designed for admixing two or more than two, also different additional components to at least one base component, but all versions have in common that the dosage of at least one additional liquid component to the at least one base component depending on the removed Amount of the mixed product is done.
  • the mixed product after its preparation does not have to be stored in a buffer tank, since it is now possible by the application of the teaching according to the invention to produce the mixed product continuously with varying amount per unit time.
  • Another essential advantage of the method according to the invention is that it is no longer necessary to pressurize the mixed product after its production with a CO2 gas cushion, the pressure of which is higher than the CO2 saturation pressure in the mixed product. This is due to the now made possible, continuously producing the mixed product even with fluctuating amount per unit time, whereby a buffering in a buffer tank is unnecessary. By this procedure according to the invention, the consumption of CO2 gas is significantly reduced.

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  1. Procédé servant à fabriquer en continu un produit mélangé liquide à partir d'au moins un composant de base liquide et d'au moins un composant supplémentaire liquide, qui est mélangé au composant de base de manière dosée, au moyen d'une installation de mélange, dans lequel le produit mélangé est amené à une machine de remplissage servant à remplir dudit produit mélangé des bouteilles ou d'autres contenants par l'intermédiaire d'un conduit de produit (21) pourvu d'une pompe (22) et d'un débitmètre (23) et raccordé au fond de l'espace fonctionnel (2.3), dans lequel est prévu au moins un élément de mélange,
    dans lequel l'espace fonctionnel (2.3) fait office d'espace de mélange et, dans le même temps également, de réservoir tampon, dans lequel la machine de remplissage et l'installation de mélange font partie intégrante d'une ligne de transvasement complète, dans lequel l'addition dosée de l'au moins un composant supplémentaire liquide dans le composant de base est effectuée en fonction de la quantité du produit mélangé prélevée de l'espace de mélange de l'espace fonctionnel (2.3), et dans lequel l'addition dosée de l'au moins un composant supplémentaire liquide dans l'espace de mélange de l'espace fonctionnel (2.3) est effectuée en continu.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'au moins un composant de base est amené à l'espace de mélange de l'espace fonctionnel (2.3) de manière commandée en volume et/ou en niveau de telle manière que le volume, occupé par le composant de base et par l'au moins un composant supplémentaire, de l'espace de mélange de l'espace fonctionnel (2.3) est constant et/ou que la quantité, remplie ultérieurement dans l'espace de mélange de l'espace fonctionnel (2.3), de l'au moins un composant de base est égale à la proportion de l'au moins un composant de base dans le produit mélangé prélevé de l'espace de mélange de l'espace fonctionnel (2.3).
  3. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le remplissage ultérieur de l'au moins un composant de base est effectué par l'intermédiaire d'une admission d'espace de mélange (2.2.2, 5), présentant un trop-plein (6), de l'espace de mélange de l'espace fonctionnel (2.3).
  4. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le produit de mélange n'est pas soumis, après sa fabrication, à l'action d'un coussin de gaz à base de CO2, dont la pression est plus élevée que la pression de saturation de CO2 dans le produit mélangé.
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