Kvasny Prum. 1962; 8(2): 36-39 | DOI: 10.18832/kp1962006

Automatic defoaming in installations for aerobic fermentation.Peer-reviewed article

F. VAŇO

The author describes a new device, which has been experimentally employed for automatic defoaming in installations for aerobic fermentation of sweet wort at yeast plants. The scheme is based on applying defoaming fat. The sensing element of the device is an electrode closing the signaling circuit as soon as it contacts the rising foam. This sets in action the governor, which through a remote control system opens a solenoid valve in the fat feeding pipeline. There are two modifications of the device differing in the design of the incorporated time relay. In the first case the system is controlled mechanically in the second electronically.
(In Slovak, English summary only)

Keywords: arerobic fermentation, automatic defoaming

Published: February 1, 1962