Development of a model for the impinging jet surface cleaning process in food industry
Photograph of the impinging jet
By introducing hygienic aspects into the production processes in the food industry, high quality products become available with reduced consumption of resources. So-called Cleaning in Place (CIP) systems provide automated, reliable and repeatable cleaning processes that meet stringent hygiene regulations. Today, however, their dimensioning is still mainly based on practical experience and empirical tests within the existing process plant.
The project targets the development of a simulation model for the jet cleaning process which is a prerequisite for optimization already during the design phase. The approach focusses on highly reduced models based on experiments, simulations and empirical correlations in order to reduce the calculation effort, so that this can be employed in the industrial scale.
The developed process model includes time-dependent properties of the soil layer due to swelling, with measurements providing the necessary information on the soil characteristics. To validate the model, cleaning tests are performed in an industry-oriented manner.
| Cooperation | Institute of Natural Materials Technology, TU Dresden |
| Funding | AiF (IGF-Projects 17805 BR und 18733 BR) |
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