Tetra ThermLacta 1

Pasteuriser unit

Application Before production can commence, it is necessary to sterilise

the unit by circulating hot water for 20 minutes. After pre-
Tetra Therm Lacta 1 is a pasteuriser unit designed for
sterilisation, the unit is cooled down and stabilised to
continuous processing and pasteurisation of market milk,
production temperatures.
yoghurt milk and ice-cream mix.

Working principle When down-stream equipment is ready, the production can

Tetra Therm Lacta is as standard equipped with semi-
automatic controls. From the control panel, the operator
initiates the required functions, such as starting the pumps
and changing the set point on the temperature controller.
The pasteurisation temperature and the position of the flow
diversion valve are continuously recorded.
Main process sequences can be divided into the following
main steps:
Pre-sterilisation
Filling
Production / circulation
Emptying
Cleaning-In-Place
start.
Production starts by filling the unit with product via the
balance tank. The product displaces the water/product mix
to drain or reject tank.
Before being homogenised in a Tetra Alex homogeniser,
the product is regeneratively pre-heated in a Tetra Plex
plate heat exchanger by the outgoing pasteurised product.
To ensure even heat load on the product, final heating takes
place in the PHE by means of an indirect hot water circuit.
The product is held in a holding tube for the required period
of time.
If the pasteurisation temperature gets too low, an automatic
flow diversion valve, placed down-stream of the holding
tube, diverts the product back to the balance tank.
After the holding tube, the product is cooled by the
incoming product in the regeneratice section of the PHE.
If required, the product is further cooled by ice water in the
final cooling section.
After each complete production run the unit is cleaned with
either the internal or external CIP-system, with both acid
and lye.
The operator interface is used for process monitoring and
selection of required functions.
On the control panel, a paper loose colour screen recorder
continuously record: pasteurisation temperature, pre-ster-
ilisation temperature and the position of the flow diversion
valve.

Processing parameters

Standard temperature programs

Market milk Cheese milk Yoghurt milk Ice-cream mix
Inlet temperature, C 4 4 4 ~50
Pasteurisation temperature, C 74 74 95 90
Holding time, s 15 15 30 30
Separation and ~60 ~60 ~ 75
homogenisation temperature, C
Outlet temperature, C 4 28-32 43 4
Deaeration temperature, C ~64 ~64 ~64 (70-75)
Heat regeneration, % 86 86 86 86

Simplified Flowchart

IP
Product outlet

Whole milk
Ice water
Hot water
Steam
Product inlet
Diverted flow
Capacity
Standard unit with fixed capacities.
Milk pasteurisation 5 000 up to 20 000 l/h.
Ice-cream pasteurisation 1 500 up to 5 000 l/h.
Main module with:
. Product balance tank (BTD) with level control
. Centrifugal product feed pump
. Flow control (Mechanical flow controller or homogeni-
ser as timing device)
. Free-standing Tetra Plex plate heat exchanger (PHE)
with cooling, regenerantive, and heating sections
. Holding tube, in the middle of the unit
. Hot water unit, incl brazed PHE, pump, steam valve and
trap, expansion vessel, shut-off valves etc.
. Control panel in stainless steel including process con-
troller (mini-PLC), operator interface (HMI), recorder
solenoid valves, and motor starters
. Automatic pasteurisation temperature control
.
Automatic flow diversion, interlocked with temperature
failure before and after the holding tube
. Automatic fault supervision and action for pumps,
temperatures and flow diversion valve
. Registration of pasteurisation temperature and position
of flow diversion valve
. Set of pipes, bends, valves, internal signal wiring, pipes
for signal wiring and fittings required for the pre-
erection of the system
. Pre-erection and water test in our factory before delivery
. Technical documentation OM, TEM, EM
Option groups and selection of options
Temperature and holding time
. Automatic control of high inlet and/or outlet tempera-
ture
. Constant temperature to separator and/or homogeniser
. Extended holding time
Connections to sub modules
. Deaerator, homogeniser, separator, standardisation unit
and spiral holding cell
Production safety and convenience
. CE-marking
. Recording of differential pressure
Automation and control
. Outlet temperature controls
. Automatic control of separation and/or homogenisation
temperature
. Interface for Ethernet serial communication
. UPS, Uninterrupted Power Supply
. Control panel air cooling
Cleaning
. External CIP from CIP station
. Automatic addition of CIP detergent into the balance tank
. Two plastic containers for CIP detergents with dosing pumps

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Additional Units
The following sub-units are possible to connect to the prepared Tetra Alfast automatic standardisation unit
Tetra Therm Lacta 1. Tetra Alex homogeniser for full or partial homogenisation
Tetra Alrox Lacta dearator Spiral holding cell for increased holding time
Tetra Centri separation unit

Technical data
Approx. consumption data for Tetra Therm Lacta, 5 000 - 20 000 l/h per 1 000 l of market milk
Steam, 3 bar: 20 kg/h, peak 50 kg/h (during sterilisation)
Ice water, 3 bar, 2C (outlet 7C): 1 400 l/h during production
No water consumption during pre-sterilisation
Rinsing water during CIP, 3 bar: ~1 100 l/h
Instrument air: 50 Nl/m, total depending on capacity
Electricity, 280/400 V, AC, 50 Hz 8 - 20 kW, depending on options excl. homogeniser (at 5 000
l/h)

Dimensions in mm
Capacity A B C D E F G H*
5 000 ** 3 200 1 000 2 330 800 1 277 1 433 800 2 200
10 000** 3 200 1 000 2 330 1 000 1 400 2 240 1 000 2 200
20 000 4 000 1 350 3 185 1 000 1 400 2 240 1 000 2 250
* Height of equipment
** Tetra Alex 2 assumed for 5 000 l/h, Tetra Alex 25 assumed for 10 000 l/h

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