Flexible heat treatment for every food production need
Tetra Pak® Tubular Heat Exchanger is the perfect choice for heat-treating a full range of foods, including the most viscous products. A robust construction, able to tolerate up to 200 bar of pressure, capably handles viscosity. It is also ideal for low-viscous products, especially when high flow rates are required.
Combining straight and corrugated tubes, Tetra Pak Tubular Heat Exchanger offers optimal performance, long production runs and low maintenance costs. Short residence times ensure high product quality and low product losses. The unit is built for extended lifetime and meets the most exacting food safety standards.
Complementing the standard Tetra Pak Tubular Heat Exchanger C are the compact Tetra Pak Tubular Heat Exchanger S and SA, whose small footprint makes them ideal when space is limited.
Quick facts
Tetra Pak® Tubular Heat Exchanger has been a value driver for the liquid food industry for decades. It offers high-class performance, long running time, high energy efficiency and low maintenance costs.
The ultra-compact format saves valuable plant space and is designed for easy service and maintenance. The long six-metre tube modules mean fewer bends and improved space utilisation.
3-A certification is available for many types of applications and EHEDG certification for product-to-water (P2W) applications, giving independent proof of the unit’s excellent cleanability and hygienic design.
Capacity: 200 l/h to 120,000 l/h.
Applications: Food products from low to high viscosity, with or without particles, and products containing fibre or pulp.
The Magic inside: Tetra Pak Tubular Heat Exchangers
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The Magic inside: Tetra Pak Tubular Heat Exchangers
View video and discover the magic inside Tetra Pak Tubular Heat Exchangers!
Tetra Pak® Tubular Heat Exchanger with P2P technology
P2P technology offers major energy-saving potential. Key features, including a smart crevice-free weld and innovative spring box, offer unsurpassed hygiene.
1) Based on an example for a 15,000 l/h unit for UHT milk (140 °C sterilizing temperature), comparing our design using product-to-product heat recovery (P2P) with a 6-metre tube module length to a traditional design using product-to-water heat recovery (P2W) with a 3-metre tube module length. Our design uses 60% fewer tube modules (= the traditional design needs 2.5 more modules) and the heat loss is 67% lower in our unit if it is insulated* (= the heat losses in the traditional design is triple that of our design). The heat losses in our insulated unit is 53 kg steam per hour less than in the unit with a traditional design. At 6,000 h production per year and 0.03913 EUR per kg steam this equals a saving of 12500 € per year (rounded from 12443).
2) Illustrative example: a tomato purée producer in Europe. Comparison between 150 bar versus 100 bar.
Media consumption:
- Fresh/process water (EUR/m3): 2.95
- Steam (EUR/kg): 0.04
- Electricity (EUR/kWh): 0.1
Production:
- Line capacity: 5,500 kg/h
- Product: Tomato purée 24 Bx
- Production schedule: 17 hours/day,
5 days/week, 46 weeks/year,
5 CIPs/week, 5 pre-sterilisations/week - Operators: N/A
Production data:
- Viscosity: High
- Specific heat: 3.8 kJ/kg*K
- Density: 1.1 kg/l
Raw material cost: EUR 1,500/1,000l product