Heat exchanger for high viscosity products
For processors handling high viscosity products or those with fiber content, this advanced heat exchanger ensures uniform thermal treatment, enhancing quality and consistency while maintaining efficient pasteurization or sterilization in continuous operations.

Processes High-Viscosity Food Products Efficiently
The Sterideal QT Heat Exchanger from JBT is your solution for efficient processing of high-viscosity and fiber-rich food products. Utilizing strategically placed fins as static mixers, it ensures uniform heat transfer, ideal for pasteurization and sterilization processes in baby food, fruit, and nut manufacturing. Capable of handling both liquid and slurry products, it supports a continuous production flow, optimizing throughput and operational efficiency. Various tube diameters adapt to your specific capacity and thermal cycle needs. Available in robust materials like 316L stainless steel, it ensures durability and corrosion resistance. Easy integration into existing lines with customizable options and compliance with food safety standards ensures a seamless enhancement to your processing operations.
Benefits
- Ensures consistent product quality with uniform heat distribution.
- Reduces energy costs with efficient heat transfer design.
- Customizable configurations for tailored processing capacity.
- Durable construction with corrosion-resistant materials.
- Seamlessly integrates into continuous production lines.
- Applications
- Nuts,Baby food,Fruits
- End products
- Pureed baby food,Cashew cream,Infant fruit compotes,Fruit sauces,Concentrated fruit purees,Almond butter,Nut pastes
- Steps before
- Preparation,Juicing,Grinding,Mixing
- Steps after
- Cooling,Filling,Packaging,Labeling
- Input ingredients
- high viscosity products,concentrates,products with fibers,products without fibers
- Output ingredients
- processed high viscosity products,processed concentrates,processed products with fibers,processed products without fibers
- Market info
- JBT is known for manufacturing innovative industrial machinery and solutions, particularly in the food processing and air transportation sectors, renowned for their advanced technology, reliability, and customer-focused engineered-to-order solutions tailored to specific industry needs.
- Heat transfer medium
- Hot water / cold water / glycol
- Construction material
- 316L to special alloys
- Tube diameter
- Variable (depending on design specifications)
- Operation suitability
- High viscosity products / concentrates
- Production speed
- Effective even at low speeds
- Heat transfer mechanism
- Anular space with static mixer fins
- Product types
- High viscosity,concentrates,with or without fibers
- Temperature exchange mediums
- Hot water,cold water,glycol
- Material construction options
- 316L to special alloys
- Tube diameter options
- Dependent on design specifications
- Production speed compatibility
- Effective at low production speeds
- Construction material
- 316L to special alloys
- Tubing diameter options
- Varies based on design specifications
- Construction materials
- 316L stainless steel to special alloys
- Discharge method
- Effective heat transfer with static mixer
- Compact footprint
- Yes,designed for uniform heat exchange
- Construction material
- 316L stainless steel to special alloys
- Application suitability
- High viscosity / with or without fibers