CONTAINER AND LOAD BASKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR PROCESSING IN HIGH PRESSURE APPLICATION

    公开(公告)号:WO2021195284A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:PCT/US2021/023988

    申请日:2021-03-24

    Abstract: A container or load basket (80, 90) constructed for addressing thermal stratification of a product in the container/load basket and addressing thermal stratification of the processing medium during high pressure processing with a pressurized processing medium. The container includes an upper section (86, 96) forming a volume for receiving the product to be processed and a truncated lower section forming the bottom of the container. The bottom of the container is defined by a floor or partition (84, 92) extending across the lower portion of the container.The floor or partition can be constructed from the same material from which the upper section of the container is formed or a material that is more adiabatically active than the material from which the upper section of the container is formed.

    LOAD BASKET WITH REMOVABLE END CAP AND A METHOD EMPLOYING THE BASKET

    公开(公告)号:WO2018111891A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-21

    申请号:PCT/US2017/065842

    申请日:2017-12-12

    Abstract: A basket for high pressure processing includes a body having first and second ends and a sidewall extending therebetween. The body defines an interior space and the first end includes a first opening for providing access to the interior space. The basket includes a first end cap removably attachable to the body at the first end for at least partially covering the first opening by positioning the first end cap adjacent the first opening and rotating the first end cap in place. A method for limiting the access to the interior space of a basket is also claimed.

    REUSABLE CONTAINER FOR BULK PROCESSING IN HIGH PRESSURE APPLICATIONS

    公开(公告)号:WO2021195288A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:PCT/US2021/023993

    申请日:2021-03-24

    Abstract: A bulk HPP container (10) includes a flexible body portion (12) having closed off ends (14), at least one of which is depicted as being recessed to enable the containers (10) to be positioned end-to-end in an efficient manner, for example, when placed into an HPP pressure vessel, such as a wire wound vessel. One or more openings are provided in the body portion of the container with an appropriate closure for pumpable product to enter and exit the container. In this regard, an inlet valve (16) or other type of closure may be located at the opening in one or both of the ends of the container. Also, one or more outlet valves (18) or other type of closure are located at an opening on the body portion (12) of the container for emptying the container, for example, after HPP. The body portion (12) is composed of sufficient flexural strength and sufficient flexural modulus to enable the container to reduce in volume by from 0 to at least 30% while being rigid enough for reuse over a desired number of HPP cycles.

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