Method and apparatus for cooling fruit to a select temperature
CA 1309261 C · Owner: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. · Inventors: Kiczek, Edward F.
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A process and apparatus for extracting musts from fruit by rapid cooling said fruit to a temperature below 0°C followed by homogenizing the temperature of batches of said fruit prior to processing. The apparatus includes a cryogenic tunnel freezer in combination with a homogenizing/discharge hopper with refrigeration provided by a liquid cryogen such as nitrogen.
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- Granted October 27, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 27, 2009.
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