In the process of designing a food and beverage facility for safety with sanitation and efficiency in mind, you will need many tools for success across the different disciplines and phases of design. While CAD and some analysis solutions are important to meet requirements, it can be argued that pressure vessel design and analysis solutions are the most critical, due to extensive industry requirements and asset volatility.
A solution for pressure vessel design and analysis is essential for numerous processes and assets within a food and beverage facility.
In a food & beverage facility, pressure vessel design and analysis are needed for:
High-pressure processing and pasteurization
Heat exchanger analysis and heat recirculation
Creating systems compatible with clean steam generators
Designing standardized nozzles, clamps and supports
A pressure vessel design and analysis solution like Aspect Pressure Vessel (formerly PV Elite) is critical to designing any and all of the items above. If you create these systems using manual methods such as messy spreadsheets, the process can be tiring and time-consuming, while also leading to errors, which in turn increases the risk of catastrophic events. It is imperative to avoid this at all costs, not only to reduce the risk of injury and fatality, but also to protect the reputation of organizations and to fuel the growth of the business.
High-pressure processing (or cooking) and pasteurization require assets to be designed with consistency and safety in mind. When you process products with high pressure, assets must maintain consistent or controlled temperatures throughout the lifecycle of the product being cooked, to eliminate the possibility of contaminants or spoilage. Products such as milk, yogurt, seafood, meats and even dips require consistent heat via a temperature-controlled tank. Aspect Pressure Vessel is critical for designing and analyzing these tanks with the latest codes, ensuring the design is safe, operating accordingly and will stand the test of time.
Keeping it clean
Assets critical to food & beverage operations can also be designed and analyzed using specialized materials, ensuring the asset is in operation for years to come. This is essential in the case of processing products that may be acidic, such as orange juice, tomato sauces or items with vinegar, as these compounds can break down assets over time if not created with food-grade steel.
Streamlined solutions to handle the design and analysis of food-grade steel equipment are also beneficial to commercial kitchens, as designs for sanitary clamps, tap pumps and other fittings can maintain consistency across facilities. With Aspect Pressure Vessel, engineers can streamline designs across kitchens or other facilities, all while ensuring they are food-safe and following the latest industry standards and regulations.
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Turn up the heat and see savings
Heat exchanger design is critical to both ensuring equipment is operating correctly and saving organizations money through recirculation. In the food and beverage industry, heat exchangers can be used to re-purpose heat (or cold) from assets throughout your facility to other assets and processes. For example, one product may require heat to be taken away for it to maintain a specific temperature, but another food requiring heat for its own processing may benefit from recycling.
Heat recycling is an easy way to create cost reduction while increasing the productivity and efficiency of assets. This roundabout treatment of heat (or cold) results in a self-sustaining lifecycle for your food and beverage facility, while saving money and reducing environmental impact.
Aspect Pressure Vessel ensures that heat exchanger designs are safe and compliant, making it easier to integrate them seamlessly into the overall design of your food and beverage facility.
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