The present invention relates to a distribution system and an item of equipment for treatment of solid material that comprises same, wherein said distribution system comprises a means for transmitting movement that is configured to generate a rotating movement; a distribution element comprising a surface parallel to the feeding means on which at least one rod is arranged, perpendicularly, configured to come into contact with the solid material to be treated; a rotating means which connects the means for transmitting movement to the distribution element, configured to generate a rocking or circular movement; and a means for supporting the distribution element; wherein a first end of the distribution element comprises a means for joining to the rotating means, situated on an axis eccentric to the axis of rotation of said rotating means, and a second end, opposite to the first end, is accommodated on the supporting means.

A food material powder supply device 1 of the disclosure includes a supply tank 50 that temporarily stores food material powder in a tank 50A and supplies the food material powder to a processing container 2A of a food processing machine 2, a vacuum device 70 that reduces the pressure inside the supply tank 50 with vacuum pumps 71A and 71B, and a control device 3 that operates the vacuum device 70 to reduce the internal pressure of the supply tank 50 to be equal to or lower than a predetermined atmospheric pressure at which moisture of the food material powder is evaporated and cools the food material powder in the supply tank 50. A stirring member 54 which is driven to rotate during the cooling of the food material powder is arranged inside the tank 50A.

An apparatus for cooling temperature sensitive products comprises an ice-making machine comprising at least one nozzle for discharging ice-slurry from the ice-making machine, and at least one conveyor configured to convey at least one temperature sensitive product to a location to receive ice-slurry discharged through the at least one nozzle such that the at least one temperature sensitive product is exposed to ice-slurry

An electrostatic spray chilling system is configured to rapidly cool foodstuffs. A conveyor traverses foodstuffs through a chilling tunnel. A chilled primary airflow is provided to the chilling tunnel to cool the foodstuffs. As the foodstuff is traversed through the chilling tunnel, spray modules generate and apply sprays of electrostatically charged fluid onto the foodstuff. The charged fluid droplets are attracted to the grounded foodstuff. The charged fluid droplets can be guided onto the foodstuff by secondary fans, configured to generate subflows of the chilled primary air, and by air guiding baffles.

A jet nozzle structure of an impact-type freezer includes an orifice plate, a plurality of diversion channels and a plurality of jet nozzles. A plurality of circular openings in a linear arrangement are uniformly distributed in the orifice plate. The diversion channel is a hollow truncated cone including a top opening connected to the circular opening and a bottom opening connected to an inlet of the jet nozzle. The jet nozzle is a hollow cylinder and it has an outlet. A distance between two adjacent circular openings is 40-100 mm, diameter of the circular opening is 30-80 mm, and a height of the diversion channel is 20-60 mm. An inner diameter and a height of the jet nozzle are 6-15 mm and 20-40 mm, respectively. A distance between the bottom opening of the jet nozzle and a conveyor belt is 10-100 mm.

A slender and funnel-shaped jet nozzle structure includes a plurality of slender tapered diversion channels, a plurality of slender jet nozzles and a conveyer belt. The wall thickness of the slender tapered diversion channel is 1-5 mm. The wall thickness of the slender jet nozzle is 1-5 mm. A thickness of the conveyer belt is 1-5 mm. The slender tapered diversion channel is a hollow slender truncated cone and includes an upper opening and a lower opening. The upper opening of the slender tapered diversion channel is substantively elliptic, and the lower opening of the slender tapered diversion channel is connected to an inlet of the slender jet nozzle. The slender jet nozzle is a hollow slender elliptic cylinder.

An elliptical and funnel-shaped jet nozzle structure includes a plurality of elliptical tapered diversion channels, a plurality of elliptical jet nozzles and a conveyer belt. A wall thickness of each of the elliptical tapered diversion channels is 1-5 mm. A wall thickness of each of the elliptical jet nozzles is 1-5 mm. A thickness of the conveyer belt is 1-5 mm. The elliptical tapered diversion channel is a hollow elliptical truncated cone and it includes an upper opening and a lower opening. The upper opening of the elliptical tapered diversion channel is connected to an elliptical opening, and the lower opening of the elliptical tapered diversion channel is connected to an inlet of the elliptical jet nozzle. The elliptical jet nozzle is a hollow elliptical cylinder.

The present disclosure provides a combined refrigeration and heating device for food industry and a use method thereof. The combined device comprises a refrigeration device and a heating device connected through a waste heat recovery and utilization system. The heating device includes a heating cavity and a heating plate. A first conveyor belt is disposed in the heating cavity. A left end and a right end of the heating cavity are provided with a slanting cavity, respectively. The slanting cavity disposed at the right end of the heating device is provided with a second conveyor belt. A left end of the refrigeration device is provided with a slanting cavity. More than two blocking devices are disposed in the slanting cavity disposed at the left end and the right end of the heating device and the slanting cavity disposed at the left end of the refrigeration device.

Heat exchange devices, including aseptic cooler devices, and systems including same are provided. Methods of using heat exchange device are also provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides heat exchangers having an open chamber configuration and including a first section containing a cooling or heating media and a second section containing a food product. The first section includes a level detecting device that is configured to maintain a level of cooling or heating media in the first section, while preventing the cooling or heating media from pressurizing the first section. The open chamber configuration provides an air break at a top portion of the first section that ensures that the cooling or heating media entering the first section is at, or close to, atmospheric pressure.

A method for processing fish can include transporting fully intact fish to a floating vessel, at least one of weighing and sorting the fully intact fish, forming a layer of frozen slime on an outer surface of skin of the fully intact fish, and freezing the fully intact fish by moving the fully intact fish through an ultra-low air temperature region. Related systems and apparatuses are also provided.