Apparatus and methods for vacuum cooling fresh produce

Details Apparatus and methods for vacuum cooling fresh produce Apparatus and methods for vacuum cooling fresh produce

1993-04-14

1995-02-07

Capossela, Ronald C.

Refrigeration

Vacuumized chamber with open vapor or gas outlet

62264, 62376, 62 78, F25B 1900

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053867033

ABSTRACT:
A vacuum cooler for produce and the like includes a vacuum tube forming a vacuum chamber into which produce is placed. A vacuum pump lowers the atmospheric pressure while cold water is gently sprayed onto the produce. Water vapor from the produce is condensed, directed to a sump in the chamber without permitting such condensed water to impinge on the produce, and then directed through a water disinfecting chamber for reuse. The cooler includes a venting system that admits outside air into the vacuum chamber, gradually returning the chamber to atmospheric pressure, and permitting removal of produce from the chamber.

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