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Restoring Condenser Vacuum Through CIP of Cooling-Water Tubes: A Whey Industry Case Study


In whey permeate and whey processing, condenser performance directly affects process efficiency and product quality. When heat-transfer performance declines, the […]

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The Gentle Power of Steam Infusion: Protecting Product Integrity in Thermal Processing


Introduction: The Thermal Dilemma In food processing, and especially egg and dairy processing, heat is a double-edged sword. We need […]

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Internal Product Feedlines in Falling Film Evaporators: A Hidden Source of Fouling in Dairy Applications


Introduction When discussing falling-film evaporator performance, most attention is typically directed toward heat-transfer coefficients, vapor recompression efficiency, or separator design. […]

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Bottom Tube Sheet Fouling and Cleaning for Falling Film Evaporators


Fouling and build-up within falling film evaporators can exacerbate demands on cleaning-in-place (CIP) operations, including chemical and water usage, as […]

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Retrofitting Legal Pasteurization in an Existing Evaporator – What to Keep in Mind


In the dairy industry, pasteurization is crucial to processing milk and milk products for human consumption. The pasteurization process is […]

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Calcium Fouling in Barometric Leg of a Direct-Contact Condensor


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We were recently out at a customer’s site, where we had been contracted to replace an existing fully integrated and […]

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Evaporator Woes – Vacuum Control, Velocity, and Carryover


Recently, we have been working with a client to reduce carryover in their legacy rising film evaporator for dairy products. […]

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7 More Tips to Improve the Cleaning In Place (CIP) of your Falling Film Evaporator


Some time ago, Jan de Geest came up with “7 Tips to Improve the Cleaning In Place (CIP) of your […]

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GLM Luebbers


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We are excited to announce that after seven years of close cooperation in advanced industrial spray drying technologies, GLM Hydro […]

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Evaluation of a MVR versus TVR heated falling film finisher


GLM Hydro MVR vs. TVR Problem Solving: – Finishers are increasingly being considered as options to increase total solids in membrane filtration […]

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Benefits of Dehumidification of Drying Process Air


GLM Hydro Dryer Problem Solving: –One of the easiest ways to improve stability and increase capacity of a drying system is […]

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Capacity Improvement of your Existing Falling Film Evaporator with a Potential Increase on the Dryer Output


GLM Hydro Evaporator Problem Solving: –There are several ways you can improve the overall evaporation capacity of your evaporator and […]

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