| 摘要 |
An apparatus 1 for treating a flowable food product in the form of an homogenized raw whole egg product (not shown). Apparatus 1 includes a first tubular member in the form of a substantially uniform stainless steel cylindrical tube 2 that extends longitudinally between an upstream end 3 and a downstream end 4. A second tubular member, in the form of a substantially uniform quartz cylindrical tube 5, is receivable centrally and coaxially within tube 2 to define a longitudinally extending treatment chamber 6. An inlet zone 7 is adjacent to end 3 for receiving transversely a flow 9 of the food product and for directing that flow longitudinally into chamber 6. An outlet zone 11 is adjacent to end 4 for receiving flow 9 from chamber 6. A radiation element, in the form of a 12 kW UV tube 12, is centrally and coaxially receivable within tube 5 for exposing flow 9 in chamber 6 to predetermined electromagnetic radiation, in the form of selected wavelengths of UV light, to treat the food product. (FIG. 1) l /5 Figure 1 06 3 E2 51,50 32 71 31 59 4 68s 70 9 57 56 _ _55 5a |
