30/07/2023
Another Delivery on the way! ✌️
Two Cream Tanks being Loaded for delivery from SEC Workshop. 💯
SPECIFICATIONS;
Capacity: 9 Tons each
Material: SS 316
Insulation: Glasswool
Jacket: SS 304
Agitator ✅
Gear Motor ✅
~Some facts about Cream Tanks ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Cream tanks are used for various purposes in the dairy industry, such as storing, mixing, ripening, crystallizing and fermenting cream or other dairy products. Here are some details about the usage and design of cream tanks:
=>Usage of Cream Tanks;
1- Cream tanks are used to store cream or other dairy products for a short time before they continue along the line. They are used for buffer storage, to level out variations in flow and to maintain a constant product temperature.
2- Cream tanks are also used for mixing different products and for the admixture of ingredients to the product. They are widely used for ripening butter cream and for cultured products such as yoghurt, crystallization of whipping cream, and preparation of starter cultures.
3- Cream tanks can vary in size from 25 000 to about 150 000 litres for the silo tanks in the reception department down to approximately 100 litres for the smallest tanks.
=> Design of Cream Tanks;
1- Cream tanks are made of stainless steel and have a double shell with insulation in between. The outer shell can be of stainless steel or mild steel coated with anti-corrosion paint. The insulation can be of mineral wool or other materials.
2- Cream tanks have a conical or flat bottom and are fitted with various types of agitators and monitoring and control equipment. The agitators ensure light mixing of the product and prevent foaming. The equipment can include sensors, valves, pumps, cleaning systems, heating and cooling systems, etc.
3- Cream tanks are cooled by means of a pillow plate or a half-pipe. A pillow plate is a thin metal sheet that is welded to the tank wall and has channels through which a cooling medium flows. A half-pipe is a pipe that is attached to the tank wall and has a cooling medium flowing inside it.
4- Cream tanks have a smooth inner surface with a roughness of Ra 0.8 µm or less to ensure high hygiene and easy cleaning. They also have CIP (cleaning-in-place) connections that allow automatic cleaning without dismantling other components.
5- Cream tanks are designed to allow complete drainage of the product. The bottom of the tank slopes downwards with an inclination of about 6 % towards the outlet. This is a statutory requirement in some countries.
