Determination of the coefficient of the injector-slot milk homogeny of milk with separate giving of cream

Abstract

Homogenization is used in most technological lines of dairy production. Its use ensures the production of a product with a high degree of dispersion, the average particle size of the dispersed phase according to regulatory requirements should be 0.8 μm [1]. However, grinding the fat phase to such a size in the most common valve homogenizers machines requires high energy consumption, amounting to more than 8 kWh/t of processed product [2]. A promising direction to reduce the energy costs of the process while ensuring a normatively justified degree of homogenization are jet homogenizers, the principle of which is based on creating the maximum difference between the rates of dispersion and dispersed phases of the product.