CASE NO: 143
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Iron vitamin suspension into soybean oil. |
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PROBLEM: |
Provide stable dispersion for uniform addition to food product. Maintain temperature below 110 deg. F to prevent damage to vitamin compound. |
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RESULT: |
Mixer is stared in down-mode in soybean oil and iron compound fed into vortex for prewetting and predispersion. Mixer is then reversed to up-mode to complete suspension. |
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AB MIXER: |
C-1, 33" immersion, 3-7/8" rotor, two-speed 5/2.5 HP motor. Mixed in cooled, jacketed tank. Low speed permits "agitation" to obtain good heat transfer. |
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EQUIPMENT REPLACED: |
Propeller mixer which gave inadequate dispersion and allowed material to settle out or stratify. |
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