VARIABLE PRESSURE DEVICE FOR SOLUBILIZING CARBON DIOXIDE IN A BEVERAGE

摘要

A variable pressure device to solubilize carbon dioxide (CO2) in a beverage includes: a carbonation tank, a CO2 inlet valve and a venting valve attached to the tank's top part; a discharge valve attached to the tank's bottom part; a booster pump arranged immediately after the discharge valve; a recycling valve arranged immediately after the booster pump, which is connected to a recycling inlet at the top part of the tank; an outlet between the pump and the recycling valve; a level sensor arranged on the lid of the tank; a CO2 inlet valve attached to a tank side near its top part; a modulating valve arranged after the CO2 inlet valve; a Venturi attached immediately after the modulating valve; a control point arranged between the modulating valve and the Venturi; and a beverage inlet valve into the tank attached immediately after the Venturi, which is formed by a pipeline.

主权项

1. Method for solubilizing carbon dioxide in a beverage using a variable pressure device, the method comprising the following steps:
adding carbon dioxide in a carbonation tank by means of a carbon dioxide inlet valve, adding carbon dioxide in a Venturi, the Venturi being in communication with the carbonation tank, adding beverage in the Venturi, the beverage being carbonated in the Venturi, directing the carbonated beverage to the carbonation tank by means of a beverage inlet valve, controlling the carbon dioxide flow rate that is added in the Venturi by means of a modulating valve and controlling the carbon dioxide flow rate that is added in the carbonation tank by means of the carbon dioxide inlet valve, as the carbon dioxide is solubilized in the beverage, measuring the carbonation tank's pressure.