Carrying out the recommended preventive maintenance activities is critical to the optimal operation of commercial milk cooling equipment, and avoiding unnecessary downtimes and service calls. Regular maintenance also helps to reduce the likelihood of milk cooling and refrigeration equipment suffering a major breakdown or permanent damage.
A modern commercial-grade cooling system is a significant investment for a dairy farm. Some of the system’s components consume a lot of energy and can be expensive to replace when broken. With that said, an interruption in the operations of a dairy’s cold room can lead to significant losses.
Milk is a very sensitive commodity. Poor refrigeration could spell doom to your business. You've heard the stories; a farmer has to dump gallons of milk due to poor or inadequate storage conditions.
When milk is first collected, it has a temperature of approximately 98 degrees F. In order for it to be safely stored and maintained it must be cooled to approximately 38 degrees F. 38 degrees is the temperature required to maintain the maximum quality during storage and shipment. In order for the milk to cool sufficiently, 56 BTUs of energy must be removed from every pound of milk processed.
Dairy farmers have been using refrigeration compressors for years to lower the temperature of milk that is harvested to an appropriate storage temperature. The milk must be maintained at that temperature until it is picked up and transported to the dairy. Refrigeration compressors like the Copeland 3D, 4D, and 6D models or Bitzer's 4GE and 6FE models work exceptionally well. Carrier O6E and O6D models are also efficient. All three brands offer reciprocating compressors that cool the milk to the appropriate temperature.
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