A new type of heat transfer fluid for cooling systems is set to revolutionise food and drink processing by, for the first time, offering a solution to the long-standing efficiency versus toxicity challenge for these fluids, according to its maker Kilfrost.
The latest development in peristaltic and sinusoidal pump technology is said to raise the game in clean pumping for all food applications, according to its supplier Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group.
Many food manufacturers are missing out on the latest advances in fluids engineering, which help improve throughput, while enhancing the stability of products, according to an expert in the field.
Everything from simple physical models to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are being used to better understand the mixing process, as Michelle Knott discovers
