KP Snacks Gluten free pellet production plant and pressurisation
Three independent air handling systems guarantee product integrity
The Outcomes:
- Reduced the potential for high ambient temperatures
- Room pressurisation and segregation
- Gluten free process positively pressured to rest of process
- Displacement air distribution for optimum cooling effect
- Hygienic design to minimise dust capture
The Challenge:
KP Snacks were looking to relocate an existing process from Germany to serve the UK market and required a system to minimise temperatures and to operate a pressure cascade from the gluten free process through to the non-gluten free and then pressurise to atmosphere. The area would house drying and extruding plant that required cooling and a balanced air flow.
The Solution:
We designed and installed three independent air handling systems to serve the three process areas. Two were located internally on a plant deck and the third externally to serve the ingredients store. These were then inked to a high-level ducted distribution which fed drop down displacement terminals to deliver the air efficiently to where it was most needed – the occupied zone at ground level. The Systems were then all controlled to provide a pressure cascade from the gluten free area to non-gluten free and then to atmosphere.
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