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Continuous measurement of stack losses from a skimmed milk drying plant
Author(s) -
CASEY D,
O'CALLAGHAN D J,
PALMER J,
HOWETT D
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0307.1987.tb02832.x
Subject(s) - stack (abstract data type) , evaporator , environmental science , skimmed milk , chemistry , food science , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , heat exchanger , programming language
Stack losses from a full‐scale skimmed milk drying plant were measured continuously using a new instrument designed for this purpose. The performance of this continuous monitor was compared to the universally adopted method of isokinetic sampling. Based on a total of 29 measurements, a close correlation was established between the two techniques. Stack losses reached a maximum during start‐up and shut‐down of the dryer. Fluctuations in the total solids content of the concentrate feed from the evaporator seemed to affect stack loss variation during a processing run .