Heat exchanger for liquid and semi-liquid foods
Optimize your heating and cooling processes with superior heat transfer efficiency, handling everything from juices to viscous purees with ease, all while maintaining essential product quality and streamlining your continuous operations.

Controls Temperature and Transfers Heat Efficiently
The Sterideal DT Heat Exchanger from JBT FoodTech embodies advanced heat transfer solutions for the food and beverage industries. Utilizing a unique dimple tube design, this equipment offers exceptional thermal efficiency, precisely controlling temperatures for liquid, semi-liquid, and concentrated products. It is ideal for processing applications such as soups, sauces, juices, and oils, ensuring optimal quality and shelf stability through efficient heating and cooling processes. The exchanger supports a continuous operation mode, seamlessly integrating into production lines with PLC control for precise temperature management. Its full drainage design eliminates process fluids and cleaning agents, meeting stringent hygiene requirements. Available configurations allow for customization to fit specific production line needs, backed by JBT’s engineering support. Constructed with corrosion-resistant materials, the Sterideal DT is engineered for longevity and compliance with food safety standards, ensuring it meets your production and regulatory requirements.
Benefits
- Enhances energy efficiency by optimizing heat transfer and reducing pressure drop.
- Minimizes operational footprint with compact design, saving valuable floor space.
- Eliminates product residue with complete drainage, reducing cleaning time and contamination risk.
- Ensures precise temperature control, maintaining product quality across varied viscosities.
- Adapts to diverse processing requirements with customizable configurations.
- Applications
- Beverages,Soups,Sauces,Oils,Fruits,Liquid products,Nuts,Semi-liquid products,Concentrated products,Dressings,Puree,Seasonings,Juices,Semi-concentrated products
- End products
- Coconut milk,Nut butter,Tomato paste,Concentrated cranberry juice,Orange juice,Almond milk,Olive oil,Tomato soup,Apple juice,Pureed pumpkin,Cheese sauce,Marinara sauce,Salad dressing,Fruit puree,Vegetable broth,Sunflower oil,Curry paste,Smoothie mix,Concentrated grape juice
- Steps before
- Juicing,Extraction,Grinding,Mixing,Injection,Preparation
- Steps after
- Aseptic Processing,Cooling,Filling,Closing,Packaging,Product Labeling
- Input ingredients
- liquid,semi-liquid,concentrated products,semi-concentrated products,products containing fibers,products containing small cells,high viscosity products,puree,soups
- Output ingredients
- heated liquid,cooled liquid,heated semi-liquid,cooled semi-liquid,uniform temperature distribution,processed concentrate,processed puree,processed soups
- 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 capability
- Enhanced
- Product velocity
- Low
- Pressure drop
- Reduced
- Temperature distribution
- Uniform
- Drainage system
- Complete
- Configuration options
- Various
- Product compatibility
- Liquid/Semi-liquid/Concentrated
- Capacity
- Various
- Working mechanism
- Dimple tube heat exchange
- Flow type
- Inline Continuous
- Automation level
- PLC
- Cleaning method
- CIP
- Temperature control
- Precise control with various configurations
- Space requirements
- Minimized floor space
- Heat transfer efficiency
- High
- Drainage system
- Full and complete drainage
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Compact footprint
- Minimized floor space requirements
- Discharge method
- Full and complete drainage system
- Control panel type
- Various configurations with process controls
- Control panel type
- Various configurations
- Process controls
- Ensures critical temperatures and hold times
- Footprint
- Minimized floor space requirements
- Full drainage system
- Complete drainage ensures no residual products
- Customization of tube configurations
- Dimple tube internal design