B02B5/02

APPARATUS TO WASH AND HYDRATE RICE FOR PRODUCTION OF FLOUR AND STARCH

A grain food product washing and hydrating system includes a mass-flow designed vessel. The vessel includes an upper wash section in the form of a cylinder. The wash section receives the grain food product and mixes the same with a fluidized liquid in a turbulent flow. Excess fluid is recycled. The washed grain food product then moves towards a frustoconical-shaped hydration section, where a treated liquid hydrates the grain food product. The shape of the hydration section allows for the mass-flow movement of the grain food product, which ensures continuous flow and enough residence time to hydrate the grain food product, before metering out the same for further processing.

APPARATUS TO WASH AND HYDRATE RICE FOR PRODUCTION OF FLOUR AND STARCH

A grain food product washing and hydrating system includes a mass-flow designed vessel. The vessel includes an upper wash section in the form of a cylinder. The wash section receives the grain food product and mixes the same with a fluidized liquid in a turbulent flow. Excess fluid is recycled. The washed grain food product then moves towards a frustoconical-shaped hydration section, where a treated liquid hydrates the grain food product. The shape of the hydration section allows for the mass-flow movement of the grain food product, which ensures continuous flow and enough residence time to hydrate the grain food product, before metering out the same for further processing.

Method for pretreating grain before milling

Cereal grain is pretreated before milling, by selectively removing a first fraction of husk components of the cereal, wherein the first fraction includes the outer husk components of the dampened cereal, and wherein 0.2 to 2% by weight of the cereal is removed, then dampening and conditioning the cereal, then selectively removing a second fraction of husk components of the cereal, wherein the second fraction substantially contains dietary fibers of the dampened cereal. The method makes it possible to efficiently obtain contamination-free total dietary fibers. An apparatus for carrying out the method, and advantageous uses of the total dietary fibers are also described.

Method for pretreating grain before milling

Cereal grain is pretreated before milling, by selectively removing a first fraction of husk components of the cereal, wherein the first fraction includes the outer husk components of the dampened cereal, and wherein 0.2 to 2% by weight of the cereal is removed, then dampening and conditioning the cereal, then selectively removing a second fraction of husk components of the cereal, wherein the second fraction substantially contains dietary fibers of the dampened cereal. The method makes it possible to efficiently obtain contamination-free total dietary fibers. An apparatus for carrying out the method, and advantageous uses of the total dietary fibers are also described.

FLEXIBLE POLISHING APPARATUS FOR GRANULATED GRAINS
20170239665 · 2017-08-24 ·

A flexible polishing apparatus for granulated grains is provided. The flexible polishing apparatus includes a housing, a feeding device, at least one flexible polishing unit, a bran discharging device, and a rice outlet. The flexible polishing unit includes a radial gravity self-flow flexible polishing chamber. The feeding device, the flexible polishing chamber and the rice outlet are sequentially arranged from top to bottom along the gravity direction. The flexible polishing apparatus for granulated grains avoids the shear effect of granulated grains in the polishing chamber, improves the flexible friction effect, and greatly reduces the damage to rice in the polishing process while ensuring that rice bran is cleaned and the rice is polished, thereby improving the rate of polished rice and reducing energy consumption.

Method For Conditioning Plant Seeds For Milling, In Particular For Influencing The Elasticity Of The Plant Seeds, And System For milling Plant Seeds
20220193686 · 2022-06-23 ·

The present invention relates to a method for conditioning plant seeds (3) for disintegration and to a system (1) for disintegration of plant seeds (3), comprising a conditioning system (2) for conditioning the plant seeds (3), a disintegration device (4) for disintegration of the conditioned plant seeds (3), and a separating device (5) for separating different fractions of the disintegrated plant seeds. In order to provide a method and a device which facilitate the subsequent disintegration of the plant seeds and positively influence the behavior of the plant seeds during the disintegration process, according to the invention, the plant seeds (3) are exposed to an electrical field, or the conditioning system (2) has a capacitor (6) for generating an electrical field that acts on the plant seeds (3).

Method For Conditioning Plant Seeds For Milling, In Particular For Influencing The Elasticity Of The Plant Seeds, And System For milling Plant Seeds
20220193686 · 2022-06-23 ·

The present invention relates to a method for conditioning plant seeds (3) for disintegration and to a system (1) for disintegration of plant seeds (3), comprising a conditioning system (2) for conditioning the plant seeds (3), a disintegration device (4) for disintegration of the conditioned plant seeds (3), and a separating device (5) for separating different fractions of the disintegrated plant seeds. In order to provide a method and a device which facilitate the subsequent disintegration of the plant seeds and positively influence the behavior of the plant seeds during the disintegration process, according to the invention, the plant seeds (3) are exposed to an electrical field, or the conditioning system (2) has a capacitor (6) for generating an electrical field that acts on the plant seeds (3).

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COOPERATIVE CONTROL OF RICE HULLING AND RICE POLISHING, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

The present disclosure provides a method and device for cooperative control of rice hulling and rice polishing, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring operation data of a rice huller during a rice hulling process; acquiring operation data of a rice polisher during a rice polishing process; acquiring real-time detection data of rice samples after rice hulling and rice polishing; establishing, an energy consumption prediction model and a broken rice rate prediction model via a neural network and in combination with the operation data of a rice huller and the operation data of a rice polisher; based on a machine learning algorithm, and in combination with the energy consumption prediction model, the broken rice rate prediction model and the real-time detection data, acquiring an optimized process parameter set; and controlling rice processing in real time according to the optimized process parameter set.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COOPERATIVE CONTROL OF RICE HULLING AND RICE POLISHING, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

The present disclosure provides a method and device for cooperative control of rice hulling and rice polishing, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring operation data of a rice huller during a rice hulling process; acquiring operation data of a rice polisher during a rice polishing process; acquiring real-time detection data of rice samples after rice hulling and rice polishing; establishing, an energy consumption prediction model and a broken rice rate prediction model via a neural network and in combination with the operation data of a rice huller and the operation data of a rice polisher; based on a machine learning algorithm, and in combination with the energy consumption prediction model, the broken rice rate prediction model and the real-time detection data, acquiring an optimized process parameter set; and controlling rice processing in real time according to the optimized process parameter set.

PROTEIN BEVERAGE MADE FROM BREWER'S SPENT GRAIN, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SAME
20230284651 · 2023-09-14 ·

The group of inventions relates to the food industry, namely, to a method and device for processing brewer's spent grains. The invention makes it possible to obtain a gluten-free protein drink with a protein content of at least 10.0 wt. % dry weight. The principle of the invention is based on the technology of preparing brewer's spent grains for the extraction of nutrients and their extraction by mechanical processing on the proposed industrial line. The essence of the method lies in the fact that brewer's spent grains are loosened on a vibrating screen, crushed in a colloid mill, with the addition of water in a ratio of 0.5:1 to 1:1 with respect to the grains, to obtain a paste-like homogeneous mass, and then this mass is processed in a screw extractor for further grinding and separation into 2 fractions, namely: a suspension with a water content of 90-95%, which all nutrients remain in, including the proteins of the brewer's spent grains, and crushed husks of the brewer's spent grains with a water content of 60-75% suitable for further industrial use. Then, the suspension is subjected to removing suspended particles to obtain the final product—vegetable milk (protein drink), which is pumped into a storage tank.