Rotary Cereal Cooker
A rotating live steam pressure cooker for the preparation of milled or whole grain cereal products like wheat, corn and bran. Comes in two sizes of 500 and 1000 kg capacity. Fully automatic batch operation, safety interlocking, stainless steel construction to accepted pressure vessel regulations. Unique double conical vessel giving intimate mixing action.
The barrel has a centrally positioned slide valve inlet for charging and discharging product. Steam injection is via flexible hose and rotary union via stubshafts at each end of the cooker into stainless steel chests. Distribution of steam from the chests into the barrel is via four strainers at each end of the barrel. Ball valves control steam injection and exhaust. Barrel can be insulated and clad in stainless steel and completely hygienically sealed.
Liquor addition is via the rotary union at one end of the cooker. Cooking pressure is monitored by two pressure transducers mounted each end of the cooker. Discharge valve is safety interlocked. An encoder on the main drive gives the angular position of the barrel for loading, inspecting and venting. Contactless proximity sensors are used for monitoring systems for safety. The cereal cooker comes complete with a free-standing control panel suite housing all controls.
The cooking cycle operates fully automatically from dry
ingredients entry, valve closure, chamber purging and pressurising,
vessel rotation, liquor addition during cooking cycle and final
product discharge. Cooking cycle can take from 30 to 150 minutes
dependent on product, conditions, and quality of product required.
Main drive is by geared motor with inverter for variable speed
control.
