Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7175248 | International Journal of Refrigeration | 2018 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
A solution for on-farm milk cooling was assessed under controlled laboratory conditions. The basic principle is to use insulated milk cans with an integrated ice compartment for the transport of morning milk and the storage of evening milk with a maximum capacity of 30â¯L milk and 8â¯kg ice. The experimental results show the ability of the system to cool down 30â¯L milk to 17°C in less than 90 min with 6â¯kg ice. By using the same milk-can with 20â¯L and 8â¯kg ice, milk remains below 13°C over 12 h at 35°C ambient temperature. In both cases, the proliferation of bacteria was effectively prevented for 3.5 and 12 h, respectively. A computational model was developed and fitted to the experimental results in order to predict cooling curves of other milk/ice ratios and ambient temperatures. Furthermore, the possibility of using water as low-cost substitute for milk for research purposes was analyzed experimentally.
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Authors
Victor Torres-Toledo, Alice Hack, Farah Mrabet, Ana Salvatierra-Rojas, Joachim Müller,