Process control in reel and spiral
cooker/coolers: GMP guidelines

Reel and spiral cooker/coolers are by far the most numerous continuous cooker systems employed world-wide. This publication covers the important factors affecting process control during their normal operation, including plant description, operating conditions, services, instrumentation and thermal process determination. Where relevant, specific examples are given.

The contents include:

• Introduction
• General description
• Plant description
• Operating conditions
• Services
• Instrumentation
• Thermal process determination
• Suppliers of reel and spiral cooker/coolers
• The importance of headspace
• Some container faults
• Tabulated data for rpm/cook time and cans per minute
• Test procedures for retort thermometers and pressure gauges

Softcover - 57 pages