GS Nexus SSHE Pilot Plant

Crystallization

GS Nexus SSHE Pilot Plant Benefits:

Flexibility
The Nexus SSHE pilot plant is a crystallization system that
provides everything you need for optimal small-scale production
of crystallized edible oils and fats and cooling of various kinds of
food products. The Nexus SSHE pilot plant is utilizing the efficient
and environmentally friendly CO2 as cooling medium which offers
a higher capacity and a low-energy consumption compared to
NH3 and Freon.
Easy Maintenance and Cleaning
The basic standard models are based on highly flexible modular The optimized and streamlined design allows easy cleaning and
units based on a table design with up to 4 positions for chilling service of all parts which decreases downtime.
tubes, extruders and pin rotor machines. Add-on tables for
separate pin rotor machines, inverters and resting tubes are Scraper Rotor System
available. Furthermore, the plant also features a pilot high
The GS Nexus SSHE pilot plant can be supplied with Bulldog or
pressure pump, which is available as a separate unit. The flexible
floating scraper systems as well as extruder rotors. A selection of
connection pipes which combine the various units are easy to
different materials for the floating scrapers is available to suit the
mount and dismount. It facilitates fast set-up alterations according
particular product application.
to processing or application changes. The GS Nexus SSHE pilot
plant is provided with a build-in CO2 compressor unit including
a heat recovery system for heating of the SSHE rotor and the
pin rotor machine and is operated by the GS Logic Professional Product Pressure

system which includes a SCADA system with a build-in touch Maximum 120 bar

screen interface.

Cooling Requirements

Easy Scale-Up Capacity at -20°C: 5.5 kW per tube

The GS Nexus SSHE pilot plant gives you the opportunity to

process small-scale samples under exactly the same conditions as
Certification
those generated in large-scale production facilities.
Made in conformity with the European Machinery Directive
2006/42/EC and the Pressure Equipment Directive (PED)

Capacity 97/23/EC.

40-160 kg/h per SSHE

 G S H I G H P R E S S U R E P U M P P - 3 - 10 / 3 5 M OTO R [ k W ] * M A X . CA PA C I T Y [ L / H ] * * M A X . P R E S S U R E [ BA R ]

1.1-1.5 350 120

ONLY AVAILABLE AS AN INDIVIDUAL STAND-ALONE UNIT * DEPENDING ON PRODUCT TYPE ** DEPENDING ON MOTOR

G S N E X U S P I LOT COOLI NG AR EA PE R TU B E
R OT O R S P E E D [ R P M ] M OTO R [ k W ] P R O D U C T VO L U M E [ L ]
EQU I PM E NT [ M 2]

SSHE 190-1,000 4.0 0.034 0.4

EXTR U DE R* 95-300 4.0 0.034 0.4

P I N R OTO R M AC H I N E 3 5 0 - 70 0 1.5-2.2 - 1, 2 OR 3

I N V E R TO R T Y P E 2 * 150-1,400 4.0 - 1

G S R E STI N G TU B E** - - - 0 .7 - 2 . 5 - 5 . 0 - 8 . 5 O R 1 1

* OPTIONAL UNIT AVAILABLE ON REQUEST ** ONLY AVAILABLE AS AN INDIVIDUAL STAND-ALONE UNIT

S TA N D A R D C O N F I G U R AT I O N S

N EXUS MOD E L SSHE C O O L I N G LOA D ( K W ) PR M D I M E N S ION S (LXW) (M M)

N EXUS 621 2 11 1 1,600X1,350

N EXUS 622 2 11 2 2 , 10 0 X 1 , 3 5 0

N EXUS 631 3 16 1 2 , 10 0 X 1 , 3 5 0

N EXUS 632 3 16 2 2,600X1,350

N E X U S 6 01 0 NA 1 500X1,350

N EXUS 602 0 NA 2 1 , 10 0 X 1 , 3 5 0

* OTHER CONFIGURATIONS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

1350 mm

2100 mm

1350 mm

1550 mm
GS Nexus 622 pilot plant

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