| 摘要 |
<p>An irradiator which can be incorporated within a packing house and a method of irradiating food in the packing house. Food products are placed on spaced baskets (30) and conveyed into an enclosure, through an irradiation chamber (13), and then outwardly from the enclosure. The food products are conveyed through tortuously aranged ductwork (4, 5a, 5b, 18-22, 27) which serves to absorb radiation streaming upwardly. The radiation source (15) is maintained underwater both during operation and shutdown, and no lifting of the radiation source is thus required. A portion of the conveyor is positioned within one or more casings (16) and can be withdrawn, if necessary, to facilitate maintenance and repair.</p> |
