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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2010
Hans-peter Wild, Eppelheim, DE;
Wolfgang Tilz, Schwetzingen, DE;
Dominique Chatard, Heidelberg, DE;
Axel DE with, Plankstadt, DE;
Hans-Peter Wild, Eppelheim, DE;
Wolfgang Tilz, Schwetzingen, DE;
Dominique Chatard, Heidelberg, DE;
Axel De With, Plankstadt, DE;
Indag Gesellschaft für Industriebedarf mbH & Co. Betriebs KG, Eppelheim, DE;
Abstract
This disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for heating a product stream, in particular a basic material for the beverage industry, and especially a milk drink or a mixed milk drink. Due to the fact that, in a heating module, a treatment channel is formed between alternating current electrodes in such a way that the product flows from the first electrode to the second electrode substantially in a main flow direction, the electrode spacing and the cross-section of the treatment channel can be dimensioned largely independently from one another and the energy input in the product as well as the flow behavior of the product can be optimized. This promotes uniform heating of the product and helps to avoid undesirable depositions in the treatment channel.