Fleming Dairy Chiller with heat recovery system

Fleming Chillers has released the Fleming Dairy Chiller with an in-built heat recovery system by Industrial Frigo.

Australian dairy farmers require their milk to be cooled from 35°C to 4°C in around 3.5 h, meaning milk cooling accounts for a large percentage of their daily energy costs.

The chiller uses a dual bank heat exchanger to precool the milk. In stage one, using available bore or mains water, the milk temperature is brought down from 35°C to around 20°C. In stage two of the process, the integrated glycol chiller further reduces the milk temperature to ultimately achieve the desired 4°C at the vat. The chiller has six outlets for bore water, chilled water and heated water in/out.

Energy savings are significant as the refrigeration technology used delivers high performance with low energy demands. The system is a ‘plug and play’ design, incorporating precooling, chilling and hot water production, all contained in a single robust frame with one controller, ensuring easy installation and maintenance.

Free hot water is generated by the built-in heat recovery system, which uses superheat from the discharge gas to provide a source of hot water which can be stored and used in shed and plant washdown.