| 摘要 |
<p>A system for thermally processing a strand of link food products includes structure defining an elongated treatment zone, and hook type conveyor structure (16,18) for supporting a strand of encased food product links to be thermally treated in a series of depending loops (98). Each depending loop (98) contains a plurality of links, for movement along a transport path through the treatment zone (22). The treatment zone is defined by parallel spaced pressure plenum structures (68, 70); each pressure plenum structure having a vertical side wall (80, 82) and the hook type conveyor structure (16, 18) being disposed between the side walls. Each side wall has an array of generally horizontally extending nozzle tube (90, 92) that are in communication with its corresponding pressure plenum structure. Conditioning plenum structure coupled to the pressure plenum structures includes heater means for heating gas and blower means for flowing gas from the conditioning plenum structure to the pressure plenum structures for flow with substantial velocity through said nozzle tubes in opposed arrays of streams for impact on loops of link food products supported on the conveyor. <IMAGE> <IMAGE></p> |
