Holding Tubes
CSI engineers design holding tubes to meet the pasteurized milk ordinance (PMO), FDA, & USDA standards.
About Holding Tubes
Holding tubes provide a fixed volume of tubing to "hold" a product for a set period at a given flow rate. This is required for processes like pasteurization, sterilization, thermal deactivation, or tempering that require a dwell time at a given temperature.
With our outstanding welds, materials, and workmanship, CSI ensures your system meets industry and other regulatory requirements. We address all critical points to do so.
Features
- Proper slope of no less than 1/4 inch per foot to allow drainage and meet USDA standards, 3-A, pasteurized milk ordinance standards and other product safety regulatory requirements
- No short-circuiting capability
- Supports that maintain the tubes in a fixed position
- Salt injection provisions for timing and confirmation
- Heavy-duty frame design
- Fixed volume hold
Options
- Flow diversion valve (FDV) to direct post-pasteurizer flow
- Visual leak detection
- Temperature measurement & controls
- AL-6XN® & Hastelloy® C-22®
- Salt injection provisions for timing and confirmation
- Heavy-duty frame design
Applications
- Milk
- Sauces
- Eggs
- Infant formula
- Juices
- Pastes
- Deactivation
Holding Tubes