Farm Milk Tanks & Milk Vats
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Vertical and Horizontal Tanks
Using our 30 years in experience in conjunction with leading Refrigeration and Structural Engineers, we developed and perfected a fast and efficient system for cooling milk on dairy farms using Glycol/Water Chillers.
Our total package is the BEST available in the world today.
Milk Storage thanks in sizes and capacities to suit your milk room.
Standard Specifications*:
-All tanks are manufactured from type 304-2B Stainless Steel
-Include standard man way
-Bottom Fill to reduce foaming through non return valve
-75mm diameter outlet, complete with 75mm butterfly valve – reducing to 50mm
-Heavy duty agitator motor - .55kW 36 rpm. Single or three Phase.
-Fixed stainless steel ladder with non-slip tread.
-Each Farm Milk Storage Tank meets stringent Government Weights and Measures Standards
-Tanks are completely insulated with high density Polyurethane.Other options available -
-All tanks can have an alcove fitted for outside installations
-Horizontal tanks can be installed through a wall with only 1500mm of tank actually in milk room.Barry Brown and Sons proudly stand behind there Farm Milk Storage Tanks for a full 5 years on workmanship and materials.
*complies with Australian standard 1187 – 1996. Approval no 8A/200
VERTICAL TANKS
-Energy efficient for dramatic cost saving
-Faster cooling through chilled water jacket
-Rugged, Durable construction for long life
-Low maintenance
-100% stainless steel construction
-Service back-up second to none.
-Australia wide distributor network
HOROZONTAL TANKS
-Energy efficient for dramatic cost saving
-Faster cooling through chilled water jacket
-Rugged, Durable construction for long life
-Low maintenance
-100% stainless steel construction
-Service back-up second to none.
-Australia wide distributor network
VERTICAL TANK SIZES:
HOROZONTAL TANK SIZES:
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EASY AS123
Choosing a new Milk Vat cooling system is as easy as 1.. 2.. 3..
1. Direct cooling – All cooling through vat jacked.
Example: Milk coming off your plate cooler at 25oC then cooled from 25oC to 4oC in vat.
2. Direct cooling – With second plate cooler.
Example: Milk coming off your plate cooler at 25oC then from 25oC to 7oC approximately of second plate cooler then from 7oC to 4oC in the Vat.
3.Off Peak Cooling - To your requirements.
Example: Cooling large insulated tank to lower temperature overnight. Creating 70-100% off-peak.
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THE FACTS
Chilled water milk Cooling - Moving farm milk cooling to the 21st century and beyond.
The only cooling system that wineries fruit juice and food processing companies use are chilled water systems. The modern packaged water chiller has allowed us to easily adapt it to cooling milk on farms. After all the chiller does not know what product it is cooling.
REFRIGERANTS refrigerant
Which refrigerant has the following characteristics?
Lowest cost, readily available, completely non toxic, no effect on environment, will never be phased out, runs at a very low pressure. (Max 25. P.S.I) hitches heat carrying capacity of any know substance, small leaks do not effect operation of system, no regulations covering its use.
Answer – Water.
Chilled water has been used as a refrigerant for over 100 years and chilled water vats have the simplest refrigeration system yet devised.
OPERATION:
A mix of food grade propylene glycol and chilled water is pumped through the tank jacket to cool the milk to 4 deg. C. the food grade glycol is added to the water to allow us lower the freeze point so the cooling system can operate at approx. minus 2 deg. C for rapid cooling.
EFFICIENCY:
The heat transfer efficiency of chilled water vats is higher than direct expansion type vats:
From ALFA LAVAL data, on DIMPLE PLATE, AGITATED VATS:
Water in jacket – milk in vat, ‘U’ Factor 100-130
Direct expansion R22 in jacket – milk in vat ‘U’ Factor 60-100.
The ‘U’ factor or heat transfer co-efficient basically measures efficiency, the higher the factor the more efficient the jacket in transfusing the heat. It is because of this efficiency and simplicity that ninety nine percent of food processing plants used chilled water systems for product cooling and have been using this system for nearly 100 years. The direct expansion milk vat was first designed in the 1950’s and was quite successful when vats were small and R12 refrigerant was available/ With R12 no longer available and R22 to be phased out, plus vats now being larger and with pre-chilling of milk becoming a pre-requisite, chilled water vats and systems are the only logical choice.
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FOOD GRADE GLYCOL
Propylene Glycol USP -
A Versatile ingredient in Consumer Products
Propylene Glycol USP: Is and ingredient used to improve the texture and stability of many cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and health and beauty aides:
-Foundations
-Gentle beauty washes
-Facial Creams and alpha hydroxyl lotions
-Mascara
-Dental whiteners
-Shampoos
The U.S food and drug Administration also cleared us of PG USP for specified uses in specified quantities for certain food applications.
One ingredient, many benefits
PG USP has several functions in the products in which it’s used. Serves as a:
-Stabilizer
-Emulsifier
-Texturizer
-Antioxidant
-Anti-Caking agent
-Humectants (moisture absorber)
Ingredient quality :
Lyondell Chemical Company manufactures PG USP using monitored processes and following applicable FDA good manufacturing practices and ISO 9000 standards.
IS Propylene Glycol Safe?
The us food and drug Administration has given propylene glycol the same classification given to common products such as vinegar and table salt: Generally recognized as safe.
The cosmetic Ingredient Review Panel also concluded that Pg s safe for use up to 50% in cosmetics. The Panel is a scientific committee that uses the expertise of dermatologists, toxicologist, oncologists and other health scientists in assessing the safety of cosmetic ingredients.
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Installation
The following are just a few pictures of the many installations that
Barry brown and sons have completed for different customers.
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System Design - New milk vat information
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