Lesson 3 - Wort Clarification Technology and Process Control SAQ
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This lesson provides the opportunity for you to test yourself on the material covered in Lesson 2 (Wort Clarification Technology and Process Control) and determine the level to which you have attained the expected outcomes.
Self-Assessment Questions
- *You have identified the need to improve wort clarification. What design and operational factors would you focus on?
- **Discuss the variables that determine the type of wort clarification system to use. How can we influence these variables?
- **You are going to replace your whirlpool with a centrifuge. What factors must you consider?
- ** Your brewhouse has high extract losses in wort clarification. List how you would reduce these losses.
- **Your centrifuge operates at 6000 rpm and has a bowl with a radius of 0.6 m. Given the data below, what is the settling velocity of this trub particle?
d = diameter of the trub particle = 0.008 m
ρ = trub particle density =1150 kg/m3
L = wort density = 1040 kg/m3
n = wort viscosity = 0.00125 kg/m.s