Process equipment for localised food cooling

Completed

Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial)
Not Energy Related

Applied Research and Development

SOCIAL SCIENCES (Business and Management Studies)
BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science)

Not Cross-cutting
Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Other sociological economical and environmental impact of energy)

Project Contact
Leatherhead Food International Ltd

Standard

DEFRA

01 February 1997

31 March 1999

26 months

£376,007

No relevance to Underpinning Sectors

South East

DEFRA Advanced and hygenic food manufacturing

Project Contact, Leatherhead Food International Ltd

Project Contact, Tinsley Foods Ltd
Project Contact, Total Process Containment Ltd
Project Contact, Silsoe Research Institute
Project Contact, Northern Foods Plc
Project Contact, Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association
Project Contact, Health and Safety Executive
Project Contact, Geest Plc
Project Contact, ABB Limited
Project Contact, Nestle UK Ltd

1. To identify appropriate technical solutions to restrict the discomfort of operators in chill food process environments whilst maintaining or improving food hygiene. 2. To define and, where appropriate, quantify the benefits and restrictions of the technologies in terms of operator welfare, food and factory hygiene, capital and energy costs, and process flexibility. 3. To show that the scientific basis of the proposed technology is appropriate to the conditions found in a factory environment.

To develop the technology required to direct chilled localised air flows onto moving food products.

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