4. Case study
4.1 Data
Let's take the case of freezing 15% fat beef hamburgers, with the following components:
steak dimensions: diameter 110 mm, height 10 mm;
unit weight: 100 g ;
production output: 500 kg/h ;
initial temperature: 0 °C ;
average final temperature: – 18 °C.
The industrial problem consists in answering the following main questions:
what equipment is right for the job?
What is the associated cryogenic fluid consumption to assess production costs?
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AIR LIQUIDE, Fournisseur de gaz industriels http://www.airliquide.com (page consulted on June 8, 2010) http://encyclopedia.airliquide.com/encyclopedia.asp : site consulted on June 8, 2010.
Regulations
European Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
Articles of the French Labor Code R. 4222 (with sub-paragraphs) relating to air renewal and premises with specific pollution.
European regulation no. 1333/2008, which repeals European directive 89/107 on food additives.
European regulation no. 852/2004 on food safety, in particular the implementation of a HACCP...
Patents
Freezing process and device, EP 0505222B1
Freezing method and device, EP 0576665B1
In-line crusting device for products, EP 0806618A1
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