BLAST CHILLER APPARATUS AND A METHOD TO SANITIZE A BLAST CHILLER APPARATUS

摘要

Blast chiller apparatus (1) comprising a chilling chamber (3) structured for housing food to be cooled/frozen, a chilling circuit (6) comprising at least a first heat exchanger (8) designed to rapidly cool/freeze the chilling chamber (3); a defrost system (12) designed to defrost said at least first heat exchanger (8); at least an UV source (14) designed to irradiate ultraviolet radiations the inner space of said chilling chamber (3); and a control system configured to control the defrost system (12) to heat the first heat exchanger (8) so as to have the temperature of the chilling chamber (3) within a prefixed optimum temperature range of operating of said UV source (14).