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glossary

Term

Meanings


Brix

It´s a solid percentage in a liquid solution varies of 0 (water) up to 100% (solid)


ENET

Turbulent Mist Evaporator (see more)


E.E.R.

Evaporator of Recycled Energy Waste Heat (see more)


Stages

It is the number of tubnes of Evaporation that the JUICE passes during the process of Evaporation


Effects

It is the number of evaporation tubnes that the VAPOR cexchange the heat in the equipment.


Barometric condenser

Most usefull type of condenser used in the ENETs, where the vapor of the last effect condenses in direct contact with the water coming of a cooling tower


Condensing Surface

The vapor is condensed inside of a tubular beam and it does not have direct contact with the water


Evaporative Condenser

It makes the function of surface condenser and tower of cooling in an only equipment, has as main characteristic and low operational cost.


Flash Cooler

It is used to cool the outlet juice of the ENETs, using as principle the abrupt expansion in the high vacuum.


Recuperating system of Aromas

Made with Condensers, destillation columns and chillers, they are used to recovery and to concentrate the aromas come of juices, normally citric and apple.


Yellow Water

Discharge product of citric the recuperating oil centrifugal machines (C.P.O.), contains high residual oil percentage.


Extracting machines

Machine used in the extration of the citric juice of the fruit.


Box

Used measure to measure amount of processed oranges, each box weighs 40,8 kg (90 pounds)


Liquor

Extracted solution of the citric bagasse after reaction and posterior pressing


Molasses

Assigns to the liquor concentration in the E.E.R.


Straw

Name given to the bagasse after drying