EP 1006803 A1 20000614 - COOLING METHOD
Title (en)
COOLING METHOD
Title (de)
KÜHLVERFAHREN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE DE REFROIDISSEMENT
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 9802560 W 19980826
- GB 9718226 A 19970828
Abstract (en)
[origin: GB2328602A] A method of cooling baked products, such as bread, is provided comprising the steps of moving the products on a spiral conveyor 16 through a cooling unit 12 cooling air to 15‹Cor less, thereby increasing its relative humidity, and then passing the cold air over the baked products to cool the products, the cooling coils 14 in the cooling unit being arranged such that the temperature of the air does not rise by more than 8‹C as it passes over the products. Air having a temperature of 15‹C or less has a much higher relative humidity than air at ambient temperatures. Thus by passing such cold air over the baked products, the moisture loss from the products can be controlled without the use of humidification devices, such as air washers. This reduces the cost of the equipment needed, and reduces cooling times. In further embodiments, the cooling coils are arranged such that the relative humidity of the air does not fall below 70% as it passes over the products, and the air is recirculated around a closed loop.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A21D 15/02 (2006.01); F25D 13/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A21D 15/02 (2013.01); F25D 13/067 (2013.01); B65G 2207/24 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9911135A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR IE IT LI NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 2328602 A 19990303; GB 2328602 B 20020403; GB 9818640 D0 19981021; AU 756416 B2 20030109; AU 8872298 A 19990322; CA 2302320 A1 19990311; EP 1006803 A1 20000614; GB 9718226 D0 19971105; NZ 502764 A 20010427; TR 200000514 T2 20000721; WO 9911135 A1 19990311; ZA 987729 B 19990301
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9818640 A 19980826; AU 8872298 A 19980826; CA 2302320 A 19980826; EP 98940386 A 19980826; GB 9718226 A 19970828; GB 9802560 W 19980826; NZ 50276498 A 19980826; TR 200000514 T 19980826; ZA 987729 A 19980826