METHOD OF COOLING BIRD AND RABBIT CARCASSES AFTER SLAUGHTER Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: food-processing industry. SUBSTANCE: method involves blowing bird and rabbit carcasses with cold air after slaughter; providing staged spraying with water by aerosol dispersion; cooling with air till complete evaporation of dispersed moisture, with time intervals between stages increasing in the process of cooling. Air flow rate is 2-3 m/s, air temperature at each stage, except for terminating stage, is 0 - +1 C. Temperature at terminating stage is from -5 C to -7 C. EFFECT: intensified heat-exchanging process, reduced water consumption, improved quality of product and continuous operation of refrigerating machine. 1 ex