We were approached by a berry processing and freezing company in Kalush. The client needed to calculate, select, and install refrigeration equipment, a reliable complex of refrigeration systems that would ensure stable product quality at all stages: from receiving fresh berries to their long-term storage in frozen form.
Initial data and tasks
We faced the following tasks:
- Air conditioning of the berry reception area
- Maintaining the temperature in the room at only +5…+7 °C for rapid cooling of products after arrival from the field.
- Cooling 12 tons/day of berries
- Lowering the temperature of berries from +25 °C to +3 °C before subsequent freezing.
- Rapid freezing of 10 tons/day
- Ensuring shock freezing from +3°C to -18°C under stable operating conditions.
- Conditioning of the sorting and packaging area
- Maintaining a temperature of -5…-7 °C for comfortable work of personnel and preservation of product quality during operations.
- Storage of 170 tons of frozen berries
Operation of two chambers with a temperature regime of -20…-25 °C for long-term storage of products.
Implemented solution
Several interconnected cold supply systems were designed and installed for the complex:
- Berry reception area – a system based on one refrigeration machine and two dual-flow evaporators for even distribution of cold air throughout the room.
- Cooling chamber – a separate refrigeration machine with a standard evaporator, designed for daily cooling of up to 12 tons of products.
- Quick-freezing chamber – two refrigeration machines and a pedestal evaporator, providing intensive heat removal and stable achievement of a temperature of -18 °C inside the product.
- Sorting and packaging area – a system based on one refrigeration machine with two dual-flow evaporators, maintaining comfortable conditions for personnel and products.
- Frozen product storage chambers (2 sets) – two refrigeration machines and two standard evaporators designed to store up to 170 tons of berries at -20…-25 °C.
- Control and remote access system – automated equipment control with the ability to monitor parameters and quickly change modes.
Result for the client
- Stable temperature conditions at all stages of the technological chain.
- Reduced product losses due to rapid cooling and shock freezing.
- Ability to control the complex remotely and respond quickly to deviations.
- Infrastructure readiness for increased processing volumes during peak load seasons.
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