As a technology partner for the dairy industry, Thermax supports the industry achieve optimal quality, sustainable productivity, and optimise energy/costs. Our environment-friendly solutions for the industry, right from milking to bottling, help the industry choose energy efficiency over conventional methods.
Energy concerns of Dairy sector
Milk is the essential dietary choice of billions worldwide. This customary diet across cultures meets the nutritional needs of populations and supports rural livelihood. Towards catering to the huge demand while keeping the nutrient richness intact, industries spend extensively on energy for collecting, storing, processing and packaging milk
As leaders in energy solutions, we recognise the challenges of the industry and its direct ties with the lives of people. We identify energy efficiency opportunities in dairy farms and help them reduce energy costs, enhance product quality and increase profitability. Thermax’s reliable systems of cooling and heating find application in every step of dairy processing as seen below.
Raw Milk Chilling
Thermax’s Vapour Absorption Chiller helps to reduce refrigeration load on Ammonia chiller by cooling water from 8°C to 3.5°C. This results in considerable operational savings and energy optimisation.
Replacing conventional IBT (Ice Bank Tank) and Ammonia Chiller system with Thermax’s 1°C Chilled Water Vapour Absorption Chiller gives substantial operational savings. The initial cost also comes down as there is a remarkable reduction in the capacity of (standby) diesel generator.
Replacing the conventional condenser on Ammonia Chiller with Thermax’s Evaporative Condenser (EVC) can reduce the load on cooling tower. By including EVC into the cycle, dairy units can benefit from water savings and continued productivity.
Pasteurisation
Thermax’s Vapour Absorption Chiller-Heater generates chilled water at 1°C & hot water at 85°C simultaneously, which leads to substantial savings in heat input and reduction in cooling tower capacity. The chiller-heater eliminates the dependency on multiple equipment for cooling and heating requirements along with overall reduction in energy costs.
Cold Room Storage
Replacing conventional ammonia chiller in cold room with Thermax’s Hybrid Absorption Chiller results in substantial power savings of almost 50% with a comparatively smaller footprint.
Bulk Milk cooling
Replacing conventional Bulk Milk Cooler with Thermax’s Absorption Chiller-Heater solution cools the milk instantly from 35°C to 3.5°C as against conventional bulk milk cooler which takes 4.5 hours. The instant cooling substantially improves the quality of raw milk by minimizing bacterial growth. The same machine (Absorption Chiller-Heater) can be used to generate hot water for cleaning in place (CIP), hence eliminating the need for separate hot water generation system. The Absorption Chiller-Heater leads to higher overall system efficiency due to step-less operation and gives flexibility as the same set up can be used for 5 KL and 10 KL bulk milk cooling.
Absorption cooling and heating solutions is the right alternative to make dairy processing energy-efficient and grid-independent. By its range of offerings for different stages of dairy processing, Thermax is improving the effectiveness and efficiency of dairy companies. Using recovered heat to drive processes, Thermax addresses the cost and productivity challenges of the industry.
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