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Slurry
Sanitary Slurry Eductor
Coco Powder , Whey , and Spice Additives into Milk :
Here a dairy manufacturer needed to continuously blend pulverized coconut meat , whey , and flavorings into milk on its way to an interim process .
The motive nozzle in the slurry eductor maintains the milk at a fixed , constant flow rate , enabling three lossin-weight feeders to drop additives into the washdown hopper at a constant feed rate , producing the desired mixture with uniform solids / liquids ratio .
Some of the largest global beverage

Plastic

manufacturers

Compounding

now use Fox slurry eductors to blend the everincreasing variety of flavours that consumers are looking for .
for quick clean-outs between product runs to eliminate crioss contamination . See attached photo of an electropolished , fully hygienic venturi eductor .
Fox can supply the right properly engineered powder-feed hopper – adjusted per downstream piping geometry . Rather short distances can use a dry hopper . Longer distances , or systems with substantial vertical pipe downstream , need a washdown hopper - to both sweep powders into the eductor , but more importantly , to inhibit air from being sucked in . See attached graphic and photo of a slurry eductor with a washdown hopper .
A 3 inch Food-grade , electropolished SLURRY eductor for use in beverage manufacturing
in sauces , ketchup , etc This application requires what we call coaxial eductors , and eliminates the lumps and clumps common if these powders are just added to a tank .
– which we will be happy to send upon request from our website ( foxvalve . com ) A few simple limits : a ) Max solids loadfing is about 15 – 18 % solids by weight , b ) Max liquid viscosity about 200 centipoise
An important niche for Fox slurry eductors is the instant hydration of hard-to-wet powders , used as emulsifiers , such as guar , carrageenan and xanthum gum . These are commonly used
Of course , there are distinct limits to whether a slurry eductor can work in each application . These are discussed in detail in the “ 10 Most Commonly Asked Questions ” in our bulletin on Slurry eductors
Please contact us with details of your application .
Fox Venturi Eductors Dover , NJ , USA www . foxvalve . com
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