Rapid heat transfer
Steam injection can bring product to high sterilization temperature quickly for sensitive formulations.
Direct Heating Sterilizer
Lab Direct-Steam-Injection Sterilizer
A direct steam injection route for fast heating, flash cooling, and small-batch thermal validation.
Thermal method
Direct steam injection with flash vacuum cooling for products that benefit from rapid heat-up and reduced thermal exposure.
Equipment Role
Built for process decisions, not display-room demonstrations
A lab direct-steam-injection sterilizer helps R&D teams study the effect of direct heating on sensitive liquids. Rapid steam contact can shorten heat exposure, while flash cooling can remove added condensate and bring product back into the target process window.
Flash cooling
Vacuum flash cooling helps manage condensate and final product temperature after direct heating.
Small-particle tolerance
Suitable for smooth liquid products and very fine soft particles, depending on injector and pump design.
Configuration Notes
Specify the module around the trial evidence you need
Strong equipment selection starts with product behavior, utility limits, cleaning expectations, and the measurements required for scale-up.
Steam quality matters
Culinary steam, filtration, condensate control, and sanitary injection design should be specified early.
Confirm dilution effects
Direct injection adds condensate before flash correction, so solids and flavor targets need review.
Validate product suitability
Foaming, fouling, particles, and protein stability should be tested before locking the process route.
Technical Snapshot
Key specifications to confirm before quotation
Values below are typical catalog-derived ranges and should be verified against the final process scope, product risk, and utility environment.
| Parameter | Typical specification |
|---|---|
| Heating method | Direct steam injection |
| Sterilization temperature | Up to 152 C |
| Product viscosity | Up to 3000 cPs, configuration dependent |
| Particle guidance | Fine soft particles up to about 0.5 mm, subject to validation |
| Vacuum section | Flash cooling and vacuum system integration |
| Filtration | Steam and product-route filtration options |
| Cleaning | CIP and SIP capable |
| Typical use | Fast-heating UHT trials and direct-vs-indirect process comparison |
| Control platform | Touchscreen operation with temperature, pressure, and process-state records |
Applications
Where this equipment usually creates useful pilot data
Use these application routes as starting points, then refine the configuration around viscosity, particles, heat sensitivity, oxygen exposure, and cleaning difficulty.
Milk and dairy drinks
Lab Direct-Steam-Injection Sterilizer can be configured to support milk and dairy drinks trials with controlled process conditions and sample collection.
Plant protein beverages
Lab Direct-Steam-Injection Sterilizer can be configured to support plant protein beverages trials with controlled process conditions and sample collection.
Coffee beverages
Lab Direct-Steam-Injection Sterilizer can be configured to support coffee beverages trials with controlled process conditions and sample collection.
Nutritional liquids
Lab Direct-Steam-Injection Sterilizer can be configured to support nutritional liquids trials with controlled process conditions and sample collection.
Heat-sensitive formulations
Lab Direct-Steam-Injection Sterilizer can be configured to support heat-sensitive formulations trials with controlled process conditions and sample collection.
Direct heating comparison trials
Lab Direct-Steam-Injection Sterilizer can be configured to support direct heating comparison trials trials with controlled process conditions and sample collection.
RFQ
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