Method and apparatus for emulsifying and texturating fats

Claim 1

LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR EMULSIFYING AND TEXTURATING FATS COMPRISING A CABINET HAVING A LOWER ENCLOSED PORTION, AND PROVIDING AN UPPER WORK SURFACE, A BACK ENCLOSURE PROJECTING ABOVE SAID WORK SURFACE AND COMMUNICATING WITH SAID LOWER ENCLOSURE, A JACKETED CHILLING UNIT AND A TEXTURATOR MOUNTED ON SAID WORK SURFACE, MEANS INCLUDING A FLOW CONTROL VALVE CONNECTING THE OUTLET OF SAID CHILLING UNIT WITH THE INLET OF SAID TEXTURATOR, SAID CHILLING UNIT AND SAID TEXTURATOR EACH HAVING A ROTOR SHAFT EXTENDING REARWARDLY THROUGH THE WALL OF SAID BACK ENCLOSURE, DRIVE MEANS LOCATED IN SAID LOWER ENCLOSED PORTION AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY INTO SAID BACK ENCLOSURE FOR DRIVING SAID ROTOR SHAFTS, A REFRIGERATING UNIT LOCATED IN SAID LOWER ENCLOSED PORTION, MEANS CONNECTING SAID REFRIGERATION UNIT WITH THE JACKET OF SAID CHILLING UNIT, A FEED BOWL LOCATED ABOVE SAID WORK SURFACE, EMULSIFYING MEANS HAVING AN INLET CONNECTED WITH SAID FEED BOWL AND AN OUTLET CONNECTING WITH SAID CHILLING UNIT, GAS SUPPLY MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID INLET, SAID EMULSIFYING MEANS COMPRISING SAID A POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP HAVING A CAPACITY IN EXCESS OF TWICE THE CAPACITY OF THE SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID CHILLING UNIT, SAID FLOW CONTROL VALVE, AND SAID TEXTURATOR, BY-PASS MEANS CONNECTING SAID INLET AND SAID OUTLET, AND A REGULATING VALVE DISPOSED IN SAID BY-PASS MEANS TO REGULATE THE PRESSURE OF THE EMULSION PASSING THROUGH SAID CHILLING UNIT.