KR20060114515A - Sterilizing apparatus for fluid without heating operation - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a non-heating type apparatus for sterilizing fluid one to allow fluid or powdered one as some part of a food material to be sterilized without heating irrespective of the kind of the food material. The non-heating type sterilizing apparatus comprises a flow-in frame(110) which is provided with a flow-in pipe(111) where fluid is flown; a flow-out frame(120) which is provided with a flow-out pipe(121) where the sterilized fluid is discharged; a spiral tube(130) which is formed in a form of screw between the flow-in frame and the flow-out frame and forms the channel of fluid; a plurality of sterilizing wave generating units(150) which irradiate the sterilizing wave towards the spiral tube; a tank(112) which is combined with the flow-in pipe to store the fluid temporarily; and a pump(115) which forces the fluid stored in the tank to flow toward the flow-in frame.

Description

Non-heated Fluid Sterilizer {STERILIZING APPARATUS FOR FLUID WITHOUT HEATING OPERATION}

1 is a perspective view of a non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view of a non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 2.

4 is a cross-sectional view according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view according to another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view of a non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a side cross-sectional view of a non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of Signs of Major Parts of Drawings>

100 ... unheated fluid sterilizer

104 ... Support

110 ... Inlet frame

111 ... inlet pipe

120 ... spill frame

121 ... outlet pipe

130 ... spiral tube

150 ... Sterilization wave generating means

151 ... First Sterilization Lamp

152 ... second sterilization lamp

171 ... the first main valve

173a ... first flush valve

174, 184 ... control valve

181 ... the second main valve

173b ... second cleaning valve

193 ... cleaning unit

The present invention relates to a non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus capable of effectively sterilizing a fluid that is a raw material of food or a food itself, and more particularly, to sterilize a wave to enable sterilization while the fluid is transported in a sterilization wave permeable spiral tube. A non-heated sterilization apparatus capable of sterilizing a fluid by irradiating the fluid.

In general, the fluid used as food preparation material is sterilized by heating. That is, in order to sterilize liquid mayonnaise, ketchup, red pepper paste, miso, raw materials, other oily soups, etc., which are sterilized, they are sterilized by applying heat at high temperature and high pressure during the manufacturing process.

By the way, according to the conventional sterilization method which heats and sterilizes to-be-pasteurized objects, such as a powder and a fluid, it is easy to become a state different from the food material state originally intended by a manufacturer. That is, due to sterilization heating, there is a problem in that the water content, the temperature and pressure state, the strength of other materials and other states different from the original state is changed.

In addition, there is a problem that heating sterilization cannot be used to sterilize a food material that should not be heated, for example, a food material after processing is completed.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described prior art and various problems associated therewith, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a non-heating sterilization apparatus capable of sterilizing effectively without heating powder or fluid as a food material.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a non-heated sterilization apparatus which can be effectively sterilized by uniformly exposing fluid to sterilization waves by transferring the fluid conveyed in the spiral tube evenly by the vortex phenomenon.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus capable of effectively sterilizing a fluid by allowing a large amount of fluid to undergo a sterilization effect within a short time.

In order to achieve the above object, the non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus according to the present invention,

An inlet frame 110 in which an inlet pipe 111 into which a fluid is introduced is formed;

Outflow frame 120 is formed with an outlet pipe 121 for discharging the sterilized fluid;

Between the inlet frame 110 and the outlet frame 120, the spiral tube 130 is formed spirally around the spiral axis, forming a flow path of the fluid;

A plurality of sterilizing wave generating means 150 for irradiating the sterilizing wave toward the spiral tube;

A tank 112 coupled to the inlet pipe 111 to temporarily store fluid; And

And a pump 115 for forcibly drawing the fluid stored in the tank 112 toward the inlet frame 110.

And, according to another feature of the invention, the sterilizing wave generating means 150,

At least one first sterilization lamp 151 disposed close to the spiral shaft 155 of the spiral tube 130 and at least one second sterilization disposed far from the spiral shaft 155 of the spiral tube 130. It may include a lamp 152.

In addition, according to another feature of the present invention, the spiral tube 130 surrounds the first sterilization lamp 151 of the sterilization wave generating means 150, the first sterilization lamp 151 and the second sterilization lamp It may be formed spirally so as to be interposed between the (152).

In addition, according to another feature of the present invention, the inlet pipe 111 is provided with a first main valve 171 for controlling the inflow of the entire fluid, the outlet pipe 121 is the agent for controlling the outflow of the entire fluid It is provided with two main valve 181, the inlet pipe 111 and the outlet pipe 121 between the first main valve 171 and the second main valve 181 is attached to the spiral tube 130. In order to remove the contaminants, the first washing valve 173a disposed close to the inlet pipe 111 and controlling the access of the washing water and the outlet pipe 121 are disposed to control the access of the washing water. It may be coupled to the second washing valve (173b), and may further include a washing unit (193) installed between the first washing valve (173a) and the second washing valve (173b).

Hereinafter, a non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The objects and constructional features of the present invention will become more apparent from the accompanying drawings and the description of the detailed and preferred embodiments of the present invention described below. In addition, it is to be noted that the same to similar parts in the drawings are described with the same to similar reference numerals for convenience of description and understanding.

1 is a perspective view of a non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus 100, the inlet frame 110 is formed with an inlet pipe 111 through which the fluid is introduced; Outflow frame 120 is formed with an outlet pipe 121 for discharging the sterilized fluid; A spiral tube 130 installed between the inlet frame 110 and the outlet frame 120 to form a fluid flow path; A plurality of sterilizing wave generating means 150 for irradiating the sterilizing wave toward the spiral tube; It includes a tank 112 for temporarily storing the fluid and a pump 116 to force the fluid flow through the inlet pipe 111.

Since the inflow pipe 111 is coupled with the tank 112 for temporarily storing the fluid, the inflow frame 110 receives the fluid for sterilization from the tank 112. In addition, the inlet pipe 111 is coupled through a separate pipe 115 and the pump 115 for forcibly drawing the fluid stored in the tank 112 toward the inlet frame (110). As a result, the liquid type mayonnaise, ketchup, red pepper paste, miso, raw materials, other oily soups, etc., which are to be sterilized, are temporarily stored in the tank 112 and then directed to the inlet frame 110 by the air pressure from the pump 115. It is forcibly transported.

On the other hand, the inlet frame 110 and the outlet frame 120 has a flange structure, it is preferable to be easily coupled and separated from other pipes.

Between the inlet frame 110 and the outlet frame 120, in addition to the micro discharge means 150, a spiral tube 130 for guiding the movement of the sterilized body is installed. The spiral tube 130 serves to transfer and guide the fluid to be sterilized, and serves to protect the sterilizing wave emitting means 150.

As shown, the spiral tube 130 is formed spirally around the spiral axis. In addition, at least one side of the spiral tube 130 is disposed in the sterilization wave generating means 150 for irradiating the sterilization wave, such as ultraviolet rays toward the spiral tube 130.

In addition to the plurality of sterilizing wave generating means 150 is installed inside the spiral tube 130 facing the spiral axis, a plurality of other sterilizing wave generating means 150 is also provided on the outside of the spiral tube 130 inlet frame 110 And may be interposed between the outflow frame 120. Therefore, in this case, the spiral tube 130 is interposed between the sterilizing wave generating means 150 close to the central axis of the sterilizing wave generating means 150 and the sterilizing wave generating means 150 far from the central axis. Sterilization waves, such as can be investigated more smoothly.

Since the spiral tube 130 must be able to pass the sterilization wave, it should be made of a material other than metal or other sterilizing wave impermeable material. The spiral tube 130 may be formed of, for example, a quartz tube, a glass tube, a fluorocarbon (PFA) tube, or other transparent plastic material. More preferably, the spiral tube 130 is preferably formed of a Teflon tube having heat resistance, chemical resistance and flexibility.

The germicidal wave emitting means 150 outputs a germicidal wave of a predetermined frequency band and causes the bacteria to die by causing resonance when the frequency of the germicidal wave and the natural frequency of the germ are the same. In addition, when the frequency of the sterilizing wave and the natural frequency of the sterilized particles are the same, due to the heating phenomenon due to resonance, the sterilized body may become hot and sterilized.

In one embodiment, the sterilizing wave generating means 150, at least one first sterilizing lamp 151 disposed close to the spiral shaft 155 of the spiral tube 130, and the spiral shaft of the spiral tube 130 It may include at least one second sterilization lamp 152 disposed far from (155). In addition, in an embodiment, the first sterilizing lamp 151 and the second sterilizing lamp 152 may irradiate sterilizing waves having different wavelengths. In addition, in one embodiment, the first sterilization lamp 151 may generate a sterilization wave of 253.7 nm wavelength, and the second sterilization lamp 152 may generate a sterilization wave of 184.9 nm wavelength.

In another embodiment, the sterilizing wave emitting means 150 may include an ozone lamp for emitting the sterilizing wave for ozone gas activation (hereinafter referred to as an ozone wave). The ozone wave, which is an ozone gas active sterilizing wave, may use the same light as the sterilizing wave having a wavelength of 253.7 nm, such as an ultraviolet lamp, but it is more effective to use the light having a wavelength of 184.9 nm. Ozone waves react with oxygen in the body to activate oxygen as ozone, and ozone-activated gas has a strong acidic sterilizing power. Therefore, the sterilization apparatus according to the present invention has a very effective sterilization power since the sterilization power by ozone is doubled together with the direct sterilization by ultraviolet light.

On the other hand, the fluid after the sterilization treatment in the spiral tube 130 is discharged through the outlet pipe 121 coupled to the outlet frame 120 is stored in the discharge storage unit 122. The discharge storage unit 122 may include an air discharge pipe 121 to discharge air discharged together with the fluid.

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the non-heating fluid sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view seen from line I-I of FIG.

As shown in Figure 2, it is preferable that the support 104 is fixed between the two for the solid support between the inlet frame 110 and the outlet frame 120. In this case, the support 104 is preferably installed at a position where the sterilization wave emitted from the sterilization wave generating means 150 does not prevent the spiral tube 130 from being irradiated.

In the structure as described above, when the fluid is introduced through the inlet pipe 111, the fluid flows along the flow path of the spiral tube 130 and then flows out through the outlet pipe 121.

As shown in FIG. 3, the support 104 is preferably installed at a position that does not prevent the sterilization wave radiated from the sterilization wave generating means 150 from being irradiated onto the spiral tube 130.

The spiral tube 130 surrounds the sterilizing lamp 151 close to the spiral shaft 155 of the sterilizing wave generating means 150 and is disposed between the sterilizing lamp 151 and the sterilizing lamp 152 far from the spiral shaft 155. It is formed spirally so as to be interposed. As a result, the spiral tube 130 is interposed between the sterilizing lamp 151 near the spiral shaft 155 and the sterilizing lamp 152 on the opposite side of the spiral shaft to effectively absorb the sterilizing wave.

4 is a cross-sectional view of a non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which the sterilization lamp 151 as well as the support 104 supports the spiral tube 130, which is different from the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3. to be. Although the transparent tube 160 is shown in FIG. 4, even when the transparent tube 160 is not installed, the spiral tube 130 may be maintained in a nearly circular shape by the support 104 and the sterilizing lamp 151.

5 is a cross-sectional view of a non-heating fluid sterilizing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which the support 104 is disposed closer to the spiral shaft 155 than the sterilizing lamp 151, which is different from the cross-sectional view of FIG. to be. Therefore, the spiral tube 130 is supported by the sterilization lamp 151 and / or the transparent tube 160, not the support 104. In the case of the embodiment of FIG. 5, since the support 104 is closer to the spiral shaft 155 than the sterilization lamp 151, the sterilization wave radiated from the sterilization lamp 151 is not disturbed at all by the support 104. There is this.

In addition, since the actions and effects of the non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus of FIGS. 4 and 5 are similar to those of FIG. 3, the overlapping description thereof will be omitted.

Figure 6 is a side cross-sectional view showing a non-heated fluid sterilizer according to another embodiment of the present invention, an embodiment showing that a plurality of non-heated fluid sterilizer 100 can be used in combination. The inflow frame 110 includes a first inflow frame 110a coupled to the sterilization wave generating means 150 and the support 104 and first inflow frames 110a of the plurality of non-heated fluid sterilization devices 100. ) And a second inflow frame 110b having an inlet pipe 111 formed thereon. In addition, the outflow frame 120, the first outflow frame 120a coupled to the sterilization wave generating means 150 and the support 104, and the first outflow frames of the plurality of non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus 100 The second outflow frame 120b is coupled to the 120a and the outlet pipe 121 is formed.

The spiral tube 130 is installed between the inflow frame 110 and the frame 120 to form a flow path of the fluid, and is spirally formed to surround the sterilization wave generating means 150.

The inlet pipe 111 has a first main valve 171 for controlling the flow of the entire fluid, a plurality of chemical control valves 172 for controlling the entry and exit of a predetermined compound, and for controlling the access of the washing water for washing The first washing valve 173a may be installed. In addition, the outlet pipe 121 may be provided with a second main valve 181 for controlling the flow of the sterilized fluid, and a second washing valve 173b for controlling the access of the washing water.

Chemical control valve 172 is connected to the pipes that provide ozone, Fenton, or hydrogen peroxide to increase the sterilization efficiency, these chemicals can sterilize the fluid by itself, sterilization lamp 152 The ozone wave irradiated from) may be activated by ozone to enhance sterilization power. As the ozone wave for activating hydrogen peroxide with ozone, an ozone wave having a wavelength of 184.9 nm is preferably used.

In addition, operations and effects of the plurality of water sterilization apparatus 100 combined and used are the same as the above-described embodiments, and thus redundant description thereof will be omitted.

Figure 7 is a side cross-sectional view of a non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. The non-heated fluid sterilizer may be used alone, or two or more may be used as shown in FIG. 6. In this case, a larger amount of fluid can be effectively sterilized, and for this purpose, a plurality of non-heated fluid sterilizers are connected by pipes. Taking two non-heated fluid sterilizers as an example, two non-heated fluid sterilizers are connected in parallel to the inlet pipe 111 and the outlet pipe 121.

At this time, the inlet pipe 111 has a first main valve 171 for controlling the flow of the entire fluid, a plurality of chemical control valve 172 for controlling the inflow and outflow of a predetermined compound material, and the washing water for washing The first washing valve 173a for controlling the outflow is installed. Here, the chemical control valve 172 is connected to the pipes that provide ozone, Fenton, or hydrogen peroxide to increase the sterilization efficiency according to the nature of the fluid to be treated, thereby controlling the inflow and outflow of these chemicals .

In addition, the outlet pipe 121 is provided with a second main valve 181 for controlling the flow of the sterilized fluid and a second washing valve 173b for controlling the inflow of the washing water. On the other hand, the pipes between the non-heated fluid sterilizer 100 and the main inlet pipe 170, and the non-heated fluid sterilizer 100 and the main outlet pipe 180 of the fluid flowing into the respective non-heated fluid sterilizers Control valves 174 and 184 are provided to control the flow individually.

In addition, in order to remove contaminants attached to the spiral tube 130 of the non-heating fluid sterilizing apparatus 100, ozone and / or bubbles are disposed between the first washing valve 173a and the second washing valve 173b. A washing unit 193 for generating is installed.

As such, the non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus 100 may be used in aquaculture farms, sterilization treatment plants, water purification plants in factories, water purification equipment for apartment complexes, and household water purification equipment, and the fluid is sterilized because it is divided through several spiral tubes. The irradiation efficiency of the sterilization lamp is very high because it does not disturb the wave. In addition, due to the vortex caused by the flow of fluid at high speed, the sterilizing cleaning effect is shown over a large surface area in a short time.

As described above, the non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus according to the present invention may have the following effects.

First, there is provided a non-heating sterilization apparatus which can effectively sterilize non-heating without heating powder or fluid serving as a food material.

Second, since the sterilization wave irradiated from the light source is not interrupted by a large amount of opaque fluid and the fluid is divided through the path of several spiral tubes, the sterilization lamp irradiation efficiency is very high because it does not interfere with the sterilization wave.

Third, the sterilization cleaning effect occurs over a large surface area (reaction area) for a short time due to the vortex phenomena caused by the flow of fluid at high speed, and the sterilization wave effect for a relatively sufficient time through the long distance spiral tube 130 path. By passing through the fluid can be effectively sterilized.

In the above, the best embodiments have been disclosed in the specification with reference to the drawings, but for the purpose of easily understanding the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims. In addition, one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments can be derived from the purpose and configuration of the present invention, but this is also within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (4)

An inlet frame 110 in which an inlet pipe 111 into which a fluid is introduced is formed; Outflow frame 120 is formed with an outlet pipe 121 for discharging the sterilized fluid; Between the inlet frame 110 and the outlet frame 120, the spiral tube 130 is formed spirally around the spiral axis, forming a flow path of the fluid; A plurality of sterilizing wave generating means 150 for irradiating the sterilizing wave toward the spiral tube; A tank 112 coupled to the inlet pipe 111 to temporarily store fluid; And And a pump (115) for forcibly drawing the fluid stored in the tank (112) toward the inlet frame (110). The method of claim 1, The sterilization wave generating means 150, At least one first sterilization lamp 151 disposed close to the spiral shaft 155 of the spiral tube 130 and at least one second sterilization disposed far from the spiral shaft 155 of the spiral tube 130. Non-heated fluid sterilization apparatus comprising a lamp (152). The method of claim 2, The spiral tube 130 surrounds the first sterilizing lamp 151 of the sterilizing wave generating means 150 and is interposed between the first sterilizing lamp 151 and the second sterilizing lamp 152. Non-heated fluid sterilization device characterized in that formed in a spiral. The method of claim 1, The inlet pipe 111 has a first main valve 171 for controlling the flow of the entire fluid, the outlet pipe 121 is provided with a second main valve 181 for controlling the outflow of the entire fluid, The inflow pipe 111 and the outflow pipe 121 between the first main valve 171 and the second main valve 181 may remove the contaminants attached to the spiral tube 130. Coupled with the first washing valve (173a) disposed close to the pipe 111 to control the access of the washing water and the second washing valve (173b) disposed close to the outlet pipe 121 to control the access of the washing water. , The non-heated fluid sterilizing apparatus further comprises a washing unit (193) installed between the first washing valve (173a) and the second washing valve (173b).

Images