Vertical flow ripening room

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1995-04-24

1996-10-22

Simone, Timothy F.

Foods and beverages: apparatus

Subjecting food to an enclosed modified atmosphere

Including means to influence movement of gas within enclosure

99467, 99473, 99476, A23B 700, A23B 7144, A23L 100, A23L 300

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055666086

ABSTRACT:
The disclosure is related to a method and apparatus for controlling the ripening of fresh produce, particularly the ripening of fresh fruit such as bananas. The fresh produce is arranged into a palletized load which is inserted into a ripening chamber. The palletized load is arranged into at least two spaced rows, each of said rows including at least two vertically spaced tiers to maximize the total amount of produce to be processed for the given floor space of the ripening chamber. A low pressure plenum is formed in the interstitial space between the at least two rows of palletized produce by sealing the space between the rows and the vertical space between the at least two tiers. A controlled fluid flow is introduced around the palletized produce load. Fluid is exhausted from above the interstitial space to create a low pressure plenum. This in turn creates a pressure differential across the produce load such that the introduced fluid is forced to flow from the space around the produce load, uniformly through the produce load, and into the low pressure plenum. The uniform fluid flow is utilized to control the ripening of the inserted produce load. Exhausting the fluid from above the interstitial space allows a far larger amount of produce to be ripened than in earlier systems because the system may be readily expanded to accommodate any size room.

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