Poultry Pre-Cooling Solutions

Falling Film Chillers for Poultry Processes

In the poultry industry, falling film chillers are essential for efficient pre-cooling of carcasses to reduce bacterial growth and ensure food safety. These devices optimize heat transfer, ensuring rapid cooling while handling high volumes and maintaining hygienic conditions.

Falling film chillers are designed to rapidly cool poultry to precise temperatures, often down to 4°C. In this setup, a thin film of chilled water flows over vertical tubes, with refrigerant evaporating inside, providing high-efficiency indirect cooling. They can manage the cooling demands in poultry processing such as immersion chilling or air chilling systems. Their ability to quickly transfer heat, handle large throughputs, prevent cross-contamination, and support energy recovery make them vital to the industry.

Falling film chillers play a critical role in pre-cooling, water chilling, and temperature management in poultry production. Manufacturers construct these chillers with materials that meet food industry standards for purity and safety, including sanitary designs compliant with 3-A Sanitary Standards. Advanced engineering addresses scalability and maintenance, allowing seamless integration into poultry processing lines.

Poultry Pre-Cooling Solutions Achieving safe poultry products demands advanced chilling technology to optimize freshness and compliance. HeatX leads in poultry pre-cooling with a range of falling film chillers tailored for your needs.

Immersion Chilling: Falling film chillers provide chilled water for immersion tanks, rapidly cooling poultry carcasses.

Air Chilling Support: Chilled air or water is generated using high-efficiency falling film technology for air chilling systems.

Temperature Control: Falling film chillers maintain precise temperatures to prevent bacterial proliferation.

Energy Recovery: These chillers recover heat from wastewater, reducing energy consumption and optimizing operations.

Hygiene Maintenance: In poultry sanitation, chillers support clean-in-place systems for hygienic operations.

Batch Process Cooling: Poultry batches are efficiently pre-cooled without compromising safety, supporting continuous production.

Poultry processing equipment
Shell & Tube:
Sanitary Applications
  • Evaporators & Condensers
  • Sanitary Materials
  • Stock and Custom Models Available
Shell and Tube
Plate & Frame:
Sanitary Applications
  • Fully Customizable
  • Multiple Materials Available
  • Easy Service and Maintenance
Plate and Frame
Brazed Plate:
Sanitary Applications
  • Compact Form Factor
  • Multiple Materials Available
  • Various Connections
Embossed Plate
Tube-in-Tube:
Sanitary Applications
  • Fully Customizable
  • High Temperature & Pressure
  • Temperature Crossing
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Falling film chillers are integral to poultry processing as they provide efficient pre-cooling to reduce carcass temperatures quickly. They maintain precise control during immersion or air chilling, ensuring food safety. These chillers support hygienic operations and energy efficiency, adhering to food standards for high-quality poultry production.

Common chiller types used in the poultry industry include:

  • Shell and Tube Chillers: Offer accurate temperature control and durability for high-volume poultry pre-cooling.
  • Plate Heat Chillers: Ideal for efficient heat transfer, easy cleaning, and scalability in poultry settings.
  • Falling Film Chillers: Provide high-efficiency cooling for water down to low temperatures in poultry processes.

Stainless steel and sanitary alloys are ideal for falling film chillers in poultry processing due to their durability and hygiene. These materials withstand cleaning processes and prevent bacterial growth, ensuring compliance with food safety standards.

Falling film chillers use smooth, non-reactive surfaces like stainless steel to prevent contamination, ensuring process purity. Their design separates the cooling medium from the chilling water, eliminating cross-contamination risks. Many are compatible with Clean-in-Place (CIP) systems for easy maintenance, meeting food safety and sanitary standards.

Falling film chillers can recycle chilled water in poultry immersion chilling, reducing water usage and costs while maintaining hygienic cooling for carcass processing.

Falling film chillers enhance energy efficiency by providing high heat transfer rates with minimal refrigerant use. They recover energy between chilling stages, reducing overall consumption and optimizing poultry operations.

When selecting falling film chillers for poultry applications, essential safety features include:

  • Sanitary Design: Built to handle poultry chilling with sanitary components.
  • Temperature and Pressure Controls: Sensors and shutoffs to maintain safe conditions.
  • Corrosion-Resistant Materials: Ensures durability in wet environments.
  • Leak Detection Systems: Prevents water leaks and minimizes risks.
  • CIP Compatibility: Allows safe cleaning without exposure to hazards.

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