Produce Chilling Solutions

Produce Chilling Solutions

Falling Film Chillers for Produce Processes

In the produce industry, falling film chillers are essential for efficient post-harvest chilling to extend shelf life and maintain freshness of fruits and vegetables. These devices optimize heat transfer, ensuring rapid cooling while handling delicate produce and maintaining hygienic conditions.

Falling film chillers are designed to rapidly cool produce to precise temperatures, often close to freezing. In this setup, a thin film of chilled water or air flows over vertical tubes, with refrigerant evaporating inside, providing high-efficiency indirect cooling. They can manage the cooling demands in produce processing such as hydro-cooling, vacuum cooling, or forced-air chilling. Their ability to quickly transfer heat, handle large volumes, prevent bruising, and support energy recovery make them vital to the industry.

Falling film chillers play a critical role in chilling, humidity control, and temperature management in produce storage and transportation. Manufacturers construct these chillers with materials that meet food industry standards for purity and safety, including sanitary designs compliant with 3-A Sanitary Standards. Advanced engineering addresses scalability and maintenance, allowing seamless integration into produce handling systems.

Produce Chilling Solutions Achieving fresh produce demands advanced chilling technology to optimize quality and reduce waste. HeatX leads in produce chilling with a range of falling film chillers tailored for your needs.

Hydro-Cooling: Falling film chillers provide chilled water for hydro-cooling systems, rapidly removing field heat from produce.

Vacuum Cooling Support: Chilled environments are maintained using high-efficiency falling film technology for vacuum cooling leafy greens.

Forced-Air Chilling: Falling film chillers generate cold air for forced-air systems, ensuring uniform cooling.

Energy Recovery: These chillers recover energy between chilling stages, reducing consumption and optimizing operations.

Humidity Control: In produce storage, chillers help maintain optimal humidity levels during chilling.

Batch Process Cooling: Produce batches are efficiently chilled without compromising freshness, supporting continuous handling.