US3720253A - Egg white spray drying apparatus and method - Google Patents

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US3720253A
US3720253A US00130696A US3720253DA US3720253A US 3720253 A US3720253 A US 3720253A US 00130696 A US00130696 A US 00130696A US 3720253D A US3720253D A US 3720253DA US 3720253 A US3720253 A US 3720253A
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  • This invention relates generally to the drying and preserving of various products including foods of different kinds and relates specifically to the spray drying of egg albumin or whites and to the method and apparatus by which the egg whites are dried in a stream of heated air and subsequently substantially all of the egg white product is removed from such stream of air.
  • Spray driers may be considered a modification of a flash drier; however, the product being dried is atomized before being introduced into the moving air stream.
  • Spray driers normally are used for materials in which the moisture content exceeds 80% or in which the solids are dis solved.
  • the liquid product may be atomized to a spray by a rotating disk, a high pressure nozzle or a two-fluid nozzle. Pressure atomization uses pressure between 100 and 7,000 p.s.i.g. to force liquid through a nozzle and usually the pressure is between 300 and 4,000 p.s.i.g.
  • spray driers As in flash driers, spray driers normally operate at temperatures of 500 to 1,000 F. and generally the material is dried within three to ten seconds. Spray driers have one distinct advantage over other types of driers in that they tend to form the drying particles into spheroids. Since the hot inlet gas impinges on the droplets as soon as the droplets leave the atomizer, a film is formed on the first dried surface of the droplets. This film bursts as enclosed moisture escapes.
  • a bed of particulate solids is suspended and agitated by a vertically rising stream of gas in which each particle of solid material is surrounded by the gas. Relative velocity of the gas and solid particles is high although the gas velocity itself is relatively low. Heat is transferred by a combination of conduction and convection and by the travel of the solid particles.
  • Some efiorts have been made to spray dry products such as milk, whole eggs, coffee, and other similar products having relatively light weight, which are suspended in an aqueous solution.
  • the apertures for spray drying this type of material normally has included a bag type collector for collecting fine lightweight particulate matter from the air stream before the air is exhausted to the atmosphere.
  • This type of apparatus is disclosed in the patent to Walker 2,957,519.
  • the use of a bag type collector is objectionable since in large scale operations the bags soon become clogged with fine particulate matter which reduces the efficiency of the bags and requires that the system be shut down until the fine particulate can be removed from the bag collectors.
  • such bags have heretofore been necessary in order to avoid loss of a significant quantity of the product.
  • the quality and marketable value of the egg white solids trapped by the bag separators are substantially reduced. Also since the weight of the solid particulate matter of egg whites is substantially less than the weight of similar products, such as milk, whole eggs, and the like, considerably more of the fine particulate solids remain entrained in the air and are trapped within the bag separators; accordingly the frequency of interruption of the systems for cleaning the air bags is greatly increased.
  • the present invention is an egg white spray drying apparatus and process in which the egg whites are atomized and sprayed into a moving stream of heated in which the air is maintained under a partial negative pressure to assist in removing moisture from the product.
  • the atomized egg whites are sprayed into a drying chamber where the heavier particles of solid particulate matter fall by gravity to the bottom of the chamber where they can be removed by a conveyor such as a continuously operated screw type auger. Adjacent the opposite end of the drying chamber, the air stream is directed downwardly toward the screw conveyor by a batfie.
  • the air stream flow is reversed and passes through an opening of reduced size so that the momentum of most of the particles of solid matter will be thrown toward the conveyor.
  • the velocity of the air In passing through the restricted opening, the velocity of the air is accelerated and enters a larger compartment where the air stream slows down and creates a multiplicity of eddy currents, particularly along the fringes of the air stream.
  • the air then is drawn through a relatively small separating chamber having a plurality of scroll type structures having central air tubes extending therethrough.
  • the scrolls or centrifugal separators cause the velocity of the air to be accelerated which creates a vortex that tends to throw the fine particulate solid matter to the outside of the scroll while simultaneously drawing the air downwardly.
  • the system includes a relatively small fan for forcing heated air into the drying chamber and a larger fan for withdrawing air from the drying chamber and through the centrifugal separtaor.
  • FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section illustrating one application of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged section on the line 22 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a section on the line 33 of FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of FIG. '1.
  • FIG. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary section on the line 55 of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 6 is an enlarged section on the line 66 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 7 is an enlarged section on the line 7--7 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of FIG. 7.
  • the albumin or egg white spray drying aypparatus of the present invention includes a drying chamber 10 and a separating chamber 11.
  • a fan 12 is mounted on top of the drying chamber 10 and such fan draws air through a fine filter 13 mounted on rollers 14 in such a manner that the filter material in the stream is renewed as desired by the unrolling of a supply roll onto a takeup roll so that the filter is replaced.
  • Filter 13 removes larger impurities from the air and in order to remove the smaller impurities, one or more bag-type cloth filters 15 of relatively thick felt or other material are located adjacent to the filter 13. Air passing through the cloth filters 15 is confined within a hopper 16 in which a louvered partition 17 is disposed. The louvers of the partition 17 are adjustable to vary the resistance and direction of air flow.
  • the fan 12 may be of a desired size and operated at a desired speed. However, a fan having a diameter of inches which is rotated at 4 approximately 1000 r.p.m. to produce a velocity of approximately 2400 feet per minute has been found satisfactory.
  • the partition 20 includes a plurality of louvers 21 swingably mounted on the partition and each of such louvers has a link 22 connected to an operating arm 23.
  • certain of the louvers 21 are angled upwardly and other louvers are angled downwardly to control the direction and movement of the air fiow from the fan 12.
  • Downward movement of the operating arm moves the lower louvers toward closed position and simultaneously moves the upper louvers toward open position.
  • Upward movement of the operating arm reverses the positions of the upper and lower louvers so that the direction of air stream from the fan 12 can be controlled without restricting the air flow.
  • the heater 25 may be of a desired size and configuration and heated by gas, electricity or other source of energy which is sufiicient to heat the air passing through the heating chamber 24 to a temperature of approximately 225 F. and normally does not exceed 250 F.
  • the heater is a gas flame burner arranged in a serpentine path and connected to a supply pipe 26 for introducing gas under pressure into the heater 25. From the heating chamber 24, the heated air is forced under pressure from the fan 12 into a plenum chamber 27 at one end of the drying chamber 10.
  • the drying chamber 10 includes a semicylindrical upper portion 28 connected to downwardly tapering walls 29 which terminate at a trough 30 in which a conveyor such as a screw-type auger 31 is located. Opposite ends of the drying chamber are closed by the end walls 32 and 33.
  • the end wall 32 is provided with one or more openings 34 providing communication between the plenum chamber 27 and the interior of the drying chamber 10 to permit heated air from the plenum chamber to fiow into the drying chamher.
  • a sleeve 35 has one end mounted centrally of each of the openings 34 and such sleeves extend through the plenum chamber 27 to the exterior.
  • a liquid egg white supply pipe 36 extends through each of the sleeves 35 and is connected to a header 37 which in turn is connected to a reservoir 38 having a supply of liquid egg whites therein.
  • a pump 39 is provided for forcing the liquid egg whites under pressure through the header 37 and the supply pipe 36.
  • An atomizing nozzle 40 is mounted on the end of each of the supply pipes 36 within the drying chamber 16 and arranged so that liquid egg white is atomized and sprayed into the drying chamber. Heated air from the plenum chamber 27 flows through the openings 34 and entirely surrounds each of the nozzles 40 so that the air impinges on the atomized liquid egg whites and causes the droplets to dry within a period of one to two seconds.
  • bafiie 41 Spaced inwardly from the end wall 33 of the drying chamber is a fixed imperforate partition or bafiie 41 having a configuration complementary to the interior of such chamber.
  • the battle 41 is connected to the upper portion 28 and extends downwardly a short distance along the tapering walls 29.
  • an apron 42 of rubber or other semi-flexible material mounted in any desired manner, as by fasteners 43.
  • the apron 42 extends downwardly to a position spaced from the auger 31.
  • Air from the main portion of the drying chamber is drawn beneath the baflle 41 and apron 42 into a compartment 44 between the partition 41 and the end wall 33.
  • a relatively large fan 48 is provided in the separating chamber 11.
  • the fan is of an appropriate size and operating characteristics, although a 33 inch fan driven at a speed of approximately 1450 rpm. and moving the air at a velocity of approximately 3845 feet per minute has been satisfactory. Since the exhaust fan 48 operates at a higher capacity than the inlet fan, a negative pressure or partial vacuum is created within the drying chamber.
  • the apron 42 curves rearwardly and creates a reduced throat through which air from the main drying chamber passes. This creates a venturi effect which causes the velocity of the air to be accelerated through the reduced throat. As illustrated in 'FIG. 1, this causes air currents within the main drying chamber to move down the battle 41 and through the throat, after which the direction of air flow is sharply changed and caused to flow upwardly. The momentum of the particulate dried egg whites suspended in the air tends to cause such particulate matter to keep moving in a straight line downwardly until it is received within the trough 30. At this point most of the dried egg white has been removed from suspension in the air stream; however, some of the fine particulate matter having a weight only slightly greater than air remains in suspension.
  • the compartment 44 is substantially larger in vol ume than the throat, the velocity of the air decreases and creates a multiplicity of eddy currents which permit additional fine particulate matter to fall out of suspension.
  • an air duct 49 is provided which connects the drying chamber 10 with the separating chamber 11. Since the air duct is substantially smaller than the compartment 44, the velocity of the air drawn through the duct is again accelerated.
  • the separating chamber 11 includes side walls 51 and end walls 52 and 53 connected by top and bottom walls 54 and 55.
  • the end wall 52 has an opening 56 providing communication with the air duct 49.
  • a plurality of scrolls or helical walls 57 are connected to the top wall 54 and extend downwardly through the bottom wall 55 into a collection hopper 58 with a discharge tube 59 connecting the hopper 58 with the housing of the auger 31.
  • a plenum chamber 60 is located above the top wall 54 of the separating chamber 11 and such plenum chamber includes a bottom wall 61 in which a plurality of tubular member 62 are mounted.
  • the tubular members 62 pass through the bottom wall 61 and extend downwardly through the separating chamber with one of the tubular members being disposed within the central portion of each of the scrolls 57.
  • the lower ends of the tubular members are located exteriorly of the scrolls.
  • the exhaust fan 48 is located in the upper portion of the plenum chamber 60 and is adapted to draw air through the tubular members 62.
  • the velocity of the air in the air duct 49 is accelerated and since the tubular members 62 extend through the scrolls, the air with fine particulate matter suspended therein is directed into the scrolls 57. Due to the configuration of the scrolls, a vortex is provided which causes the fine particulate matter to move to the exterior of the vortex by centrifugal force as the air is moving around the scrolls and downwardly. When the air is discharged from the bottom of the scrolls, the fine particulate matter is thrown out of suspension while the relatively clean air in the center of the vortex is caused to reverse direction and more upwardly through the interior of the tubular members 62 into the plenum chamber 60.
  • the fine particulate matter falls through the collection hopper and discharge tube, while the clean air is exhausted by the fan 48 to the atmosphere through a stack 63.
  • the temperature of the air being exhausted normally is approximately 125 F. and seldom is above
  • the inlet fan 12 draws atmospheric air through the filters 13 and 15 and forces such air through the heating chamber 24 where the temperature of the air is elevated to approximately 225 F., after which the heated air is discharged into the plenum chamber 27.
  • the heated air is forced through Openings 34 in the end wall of the drying chamber 10 by the pressure of the inlet fan 12 as well as the partial vacuum or negative pressure created within the drying chamber by the outlet fan 48.
  • liquid egg whites are atomized and sprayed through nozzles 40 into the flowing stream of heated air which causes the droplets of liquid egg white to be dried within a matter of one or two seconds.
  • the heavier particles of dried egg white fall by gravity to the trough 30 at the bottom of the drying chamber where they are discharged by the auger 31.
  • the air within the drying chamber is withdrawn through a throat beneath the baffle 41 and apron 42 and the direction of air flow is abruptly changed so that some of the particulate matter still in suspension is thrown out of suspension as the air enters the compartment 44 at the end of the drying chamber.
  • operation was continuous for approximately hours at peak efiiciency without any clogging of the apparatus. After 130 hours the supply of liquid egg white material was exhausted and for this reason the operation ceased. During the entire operation in excess of 99 /2% of the dried egg whites were recovered in prime condition. Due to the relatively low temperatures involved, as well as the speed of drying, and the rate of movement of the dried egg white product through the system, all of the egg white product was treated without undesirable side effects. The product was removed continuously from the drying chamber so that it required less than a minute between the time the liquid egg white was sprayed into the chamber and the time the dried egg white product was discharged from the chamber. The product discharged was not of an uncomfortable temperature to the human hand.
  • Apparatus for spray drying liquid egg white product comprising an elongated drying chamber having first and second end walls, product removal means in said chamber for removing dried product, a first plenum chamber located adjacent to said first end wall, means for introducing heated air under pressure into said first plenum chamber, aperture means in said first end wall providing communication between said first plenum chamber and said drying chamber, spray nozzle means connected to a supply of liquid egg white product, said nozzle means positioned to pass said product through said aperture means and to discharge it into said chamber, whereby said product is sprayed from said nozzle means toward said second end wall and heated air is blown through said aperture means in intimate association with said product into said chamber so that the product is dried into powder form and a substantial portion is deposited in said chamber for removal, said second end wall of said chamber being spaced from said first end wall a distance such that in normal operation the product achieves a substantially dry condition before reaching said second end wall, said second end wall having a discharge passageway, an expansion and settling chamber located exteriorly of said second end wall and communicating
  • drying chamber includes an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion being generally semi-cylindrical in crosssection and said lower portion including downwardly and inwardly inclined wall structure.
  • said means for introducing heated air into said first plenum chamber includes duct means connected to said plenum chamber, a second blower means located in said duct means for forcing atmospheric air through said duct means, and heater means in said duct means for heating the air therein.
  • an apparatus for spray drying liquid egg white product having a drying chamber, means for spraying liquid egg white product into said chamber in intimate association with heated air to dry said egg white product into powder form, said drying chamber having discharge means, and a centrifugal separating chamber in communication with the discharge means for separating the entrained product from the air flow: the improvement comprising said centrifugal separating chamber including upper and lower walls, a lower plenum chamber located adjacent to said lower wall, an upper plenum chamber cated adjacent to said upper wall, a plurality of tubular members extending from said upper plenum chamber through said separating chamber to said lower plenum chamber, a scroll disposed about each of said tubular members between the upper and lower walls of said separating chamber and providing communication between said separating chamber and said lower plenum chamber, blower means connected to said upper plenum chamber for drawing air from said lower plenum chamber and said separating chamber and causing air entrained product to fall out of suspension in said lower plenum chamber, and means for collecting the product from said lower plenum chamber

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