Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A (대한기계학회논문집A)

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Study on Temperature Control and Optimal Design for Continuous Sterilizer

연속 살균기의 온도제어 및 최적설계에 관한 연구

  • Park, Cheol Jae (School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Daegu Univ.)
  • 박철재 (대구대학교 기계자동차공학부)
  • Received : 2015.02.28
  • Accepted : 2015.05.11
  • Published : 2015.08.01

Abstract

In this paper, we analyzed the problems of a batch-type sterilizer and design a continuous sterilizer to control the temperature deviation. The temperature deviation is analyzed with respect to design parameters such as a nozzle diameter, hole diameter, and nozzle length. The significant temperature parameters are optimized using the response surface methodology. An experimental apparatus is developed using the optimized design parameters. Using a field test, we show that the target temperature is obtained in about 7.3 minutes and the temperature deviation is improved about $0.84^{\circ}C$. The optimized parameters from the test are equal to the analytical parameters.

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Continuous Sterilizer;Temperature Control;Parameter Optimization;Response Surface Methodology

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Supported by : 대구대학교

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