Diseño de una planta despulpadora de frutas para PROALIMENTOS RIOBAMBA

Abstract

The design of a Fruit P ulper Plant for PROALIMENTOS Riobamba was conduc ted in order to provide the sponsoring company a design project , descr iption of equipment , and distribution the areas of safe and efficient pulp production work. Characterization of blackb erry, tomato and naranjilla was perform ed as fruit pattern, determining the diameter fruit - seeds, and single fruit weight also variabl es of temperature, volume, time, mass flow in the process and p hysic o chemical parameters were analyzed for pH , ° Brix, % of A cidity and M icrobiological parameters f or the pulp processed in the pilot plant of the Unit Operations Laboratory of the Faculty of Sc ience at the Superior Polytechnic School of Chimborazo . With the data obtained were sized main plant equipment as follows: Wash Tank, Marmite, Horizontal Pulper, Pasteurizer, and ancillary equipment : Sorting tables and C onveyor belts for the produc tion o f 250kg/ h of pulp. Based on the analyzes performed in accordance with the Technical S tandard INEN 2337: 2008 p ulp was obta ined with characteristics of pH 3,05 to 3, 70, Brix degrees from 9 to 10, 50 at 20 ° C and Microbiological parameters for T otal coliform s, Moho s, a nd M esophilic Aerobes <10 CFU / g. For the distribution of equipment, 80% of available space was occupied in plant area of 5 m wide by 10 m long and b ased on the engineering calcul ation s a P& I Process D iagram was established to allow the prop er functioning of system that guarantees the product quality . It is recommended to the sponsoring company the immediate preparation of the Manual of Good Manufacturing Practice.