| 摘要 |
A processor for heating and mixing a liquid product, without changing the chemical and other characteristics of the product, includes a plurality of planar elements, or plates, having a thickness sufficient to be mechanically machined and each having a first fluid flow path defined by a groove formed on the top surface of the planar element. Each planar element includes a second fluid flow path which is isolated from the first fluid flow path and defined by a passage extending through the planar element from the top surface to the bottom surface. A mounting system or device mounts the planar elements adjacent one another so that the bottom surface of one planar element is in contact with the top surface of the planar element just below it. In addition, the plates are aligned such that a first fluid, such as a heating medium, will flow between a first and second planar element and a second fluid, such as a liquid product being heated, will flow between a second and third planar element. The design of the first fluid flow path formed on the top surface may be one of various designs such as a spiral, switch-back curve, oblong spiral or linear. |
