METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TWO PHASE CONVEYANCE OF A PRODUCT

The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for conveying a product. In accordance with the method aspects of the present invention, the steps comprise providing a flow channel (61) having internal surfaces (56, 60) and introducing the product into the channel and causing the product...

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Hauptverfasser:	THOTA, HAMSA A. P, REBSTOCK, DON A, SHAH, CHANDRAKANT S
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J HUMAN NECESSITIES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY ASINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES TRANSPORTING WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for conveying a product. In accordance with the method aspects of the present invention, the steps comprise providing a flow channel (61) having internal surfaces (56, 60) and introducing the product into the channel and causing the product to move through the channel for flow as a first phase through the channel. Pursuant to a feature of the present invention, a step of simultaneously applying a film of fluid over the internal surfaces (56, 60) is carried out during movement of the product through the channel (61) to provide a second phase to surround the first phase and separate the first phase from the internal surfaces during conveyance of the product through the channel so that the first phase moves as a plug of material through the channel.