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EP0488839A1
EP0488839A1 EP91403000A EP91403000A EP0488839A1 EP 0488839 A1 EP0488839 A1 EP 0488839A1 EP 91403000 A EP91403000 A EP 91403000A EP 91403000 A EP91403000 A EP 91403000A EP 0488839 A1 EP0488839 A1 EP 0488839A1
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  • the present invention relates to the production of sugar crystals from a syrup in a device with discontinuous operation consisting of a closed tank, placed under vacuum, and provided in its lower part with a heating bundle supplied with steam and optionally d '' an agitator intended to accelerate the circulation of syrup and crystals.
  • This process comprises, at each cycle, the following stages: filling the apparatus with a volume of syrup sufficient to cover the bundle, concentration of this volume of syrup to bring it to the supersaturation state and graining by introduction of a quantity dosed of crystalline germs, to constitute a cooked foot, then magnification of the crystals with addition of fresh syrup to compensate for the crystallization of the sugar and the evaporation of water and to maintain the mother liquor in a state of supersaturation, until that the cooked mass reaches a predetermined level in the boiler and, finally, tightens the cooked mass to increase its brix (dry matter content) to the desired value.
  • cylindrical vertical devices equipped with a heating beam of low height (less than 1.5m) so as to reduce the volume of the baked foot.
  • the level of mass-cooked increases progressively and, at the end of cooked, the height of mass-cooked above the beam is included, in the commonly used apparatuses, between 1,5 m and 2 m, depending on whether they are in natural circulation or fitted with a mechanical stirrer.
  • the volume of the cooked foot represents between 25% and 35% of the useful volume.
  • the static pressure in the lower part of the cooking appliance is high and the boiling temperature of the mother liquor is much higher than the average temperature of the terracotta, which has two drawbacks: on the one hand, it is necessary to use steam at high pressure and temperature for heating the appliance, and, on the other hand, there is a risk partial redissolution of the crystals when they pass through the bottom of the device.
  • the agitation in the volume of mass-baked above the beam is low, even in devices with mechanical agitator because these are always located at the bottom of the device, and this results in a lack of homogeneity of the terracotta, in particular as regards the particle size of the crystals.
  • the object of the present invention is to increase the heat exchanges and the circulation of the mass-cooked to reduce the duration of the cooked and to improve the granulometry of the sugar crystals, to allow the use of steam at lower thermal level and to regulate the duration of the cycles.
  • the process for the production of crystals which is the subject of the invention is characterized in that the volume of the boiling stock is practically equal to the final volume of mass-cooked product, and in that the flow of heating steam and the flow of fresh syrup are adjusted, during the phase of growth of the crystals, to keep the mother liquor in a state of supersaturation and the level of the mass-cooked practically constant.
  • a magnitude representative of the state of the massecuite is measured, it is compared to a reference value which is a function of the time elapsed since the start of the cycle. or of the crystal enlargement phase and the flow rates of juice and / or vapor are adjusted to cancel the possible difference between the measured and reference values.
  • the invention also relates to an apparatus for implementing this method, characterized in that the height of the heating beam is greater than 2 m, and in that it is equipped with a mechanical stirrer capable of ensuring the circulation of the mass-cooked in the beam.
  • the diameter of the bundle tubes will preferably be equal to or greater than 150 mm; the annular plate beams will have equivalent hydraulic diameters.
  • the device will be equipped with a regulation system able to maintain the level of the mass-cooked below a maximum level above the upper plane of the beam and to regulate the state of the mass-cooked according to time.
  • the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is constituted by a closed cylindrical tank with a vertical axis 10 equipped with a heating bundle 12 placed in the bottom of the tank.
  • This bundle is formed by a series of vertical tubes (only one of these tubes 14 has been shown in the drawing), the ends of which are fitted into the holes of two horizontal plates which delimit, with the shell of the tank and an interior ferrule concentric 16, a chamber where the heating steam is admitted by an inlet 18.
  • the steam releases heat which is transmitted, through the wall of the tubes, to the mass-cooked flowing from bottom to top inside the tubes.
  • the circulation of the mass-cooked, in this type of device, is caused by the bubbles of vapor due to the heating which generate an upward movement of the mass-cooked in the tubes and by a mechanical stirrer 24.
  • the return of the mass -cooked under the bundle is carried out by the central well delimited by the ferrule 16.
  • the steam produced is evacuated by an outlet 20 connected to a condenser making it possible to create a partial vacuum inside the tank. Fresh syrup is allowed through an entrance 22.
  • the height h of the tubes of the bundle varies from 0.8 m to 1.2 m and the height h 'of mass-baked above the bundle is of the order of 1.5 m in end of cooked.
  • the diameter of the bundle tubes is of the order of 100 mm.
  • the height H of the beam 112 is much greater, compared to the height at the tank 110, than in a conventional apparatus and greater than 2 m.
  • the height H ′ of mass-baked above the beam at the end of baking is much lower and at most equal to 0.5 m.
  • the diameter of the tubes 114 of the bundle is equal to or greater than 150 mm.
  • a bundle formed of annular hollow plates arranged concentrically and having an equivalent hydraulic diameter instead of a tube bundle, one could use a bundle formed of annular hollow plates arranged concentrically and having an equivalent hydraulic diameter.
  • the apparatus is also equipped with a mechanical agitator 124 driven by a motor 126.
  • a regulation system 128 controls the steam flow supplying the heating bundle and the flow of fresh syrup so as to keep the supersaturation of the mother liquor and the level of mass-cooked at set values.
  • the level of the mass-cooked is kept practically constant throughout the cooked.
  • a quantity representative of the state of the mass-cooked (conductivity, viscosity, compactness, etc.) to remain equal to a reference value which is a function of the time elapsed since the start of the cycle.
  • a reference value which is a function of the time elapsed since the start of the cycle.
  • the origin of time is the start of the crystal magnification phase.
  • the heat exchange surface is increased and the maximum boiling temperature of the mother liquor is reduced, which allows '' use steam at a lower thermal level.
  • the agitation of the mass-cooked is more intense which makes it possible to improve the particle size of the crystals and to reduce the duration of the cooking.
  • the duration of the cycles can be kept constant, which facilitates management. from the crystallization workshop.

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Abstract

Process for producing sugar crystals from a syrup in an apparatus operating noncontinuously, comprising a heating bundle (112) fed with steam, consisting in forming a boiling base stock by adding seed crystals to a concentrated syrup, causing the growth of the crystals by maintaining the supersaturation of the mother liquor at the desired value by evaporation and addition of syrup, then raising the Brix of the massecuite up to the desired value, and an apparatus for implementing this process. <??>To improve the particle size of the crystals and to reduce the cycle duration, the flow rate of heating steam and the flow rate of fresh syrup are regulated, at least during the crystal growing stage, to keep the mother liquor in a supersaturated state and the massecuite level practically constant. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne la production de cristaux de sucre à partir d'un sirop dans un appareil à marche discontinue constitué par une cuve fermée, mise en dépression, et munie dans sa partie inférieure d'un faisceau de chauffage alimenté en vapeur et éventuellement d'un agitateur destiné à accélérer la circulation du sirop et des cristaux. Ce procédé comporte, à chaque cycle, les étapes suivantes : remplissage de l'appareil avec un volume de sirop suffisant pour recouvrir le faisceau, concentration de ce volume de sirop pour l'amener à l'état de sursaturation et grainage par introduction d'une quantité dosée de germes cristallins, pour constituer un pied de cuite, puis grossissement des cristaux avec ajout de sirop frais pour compenser la cristallisation du sucre et l'évaporation de l'eau et maintenir la liqueur-mère en état de sursaturation, jusqu'à ce que la masse cuite atteigne un niveau prédéterminé dans la chaudière et, enfin, serrage de la masse-cuite pour augmenter son brix (teneur en matières sèches) jusqu'à la valeur voulue.The present invention relates to the production of sugar crystals from a syrup in a device with discontinuous operation consisting of a closed tank, placed under vacuum, and provided in its lower part with a heating bundle supplied with steam and optionally d '' an agitator intended to accelerate the circulation of syrup and crystals. This process comprises, at each cycle, the following stages: filling the apparatus with a volume of syrup sufficient to cover the bundle, concentration of this volume of syrup to bring it to the supersaturation state and graining by introduction of a quantity dosed of crystalline germs, to constitute a cooked foot, then magnification of the crystals with addition of fresh syrup to compensate for the crystallization of the sugar and the evaporation of water and to maintain the mother liquor in a state of supersaturation, until that the cooked mass reaches a predetermined level in the boiler and, finally, tightens the cooked mass to increase its brix (dry matter content) to the desired value.

On utilise généralement, pour la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé, des appareils verticaux cylindriques équipés d'un faisceau de chauffage de faible hauteur (inférieur à 1,5m) de façon à réduire le volume du pied de cuite. Pendant la phase de grossissement des cristaux le niveau de masse-cuite s'élève progressivement et, en fin de cuite, la hauteur de masse-cuite au-dessus du faisceau est comprise, dans les appareils couramment utilisés, entre 1,5 m et 2 m, suivant qu'ils sont à circulation naturelle ou équipés d'un agitateur mécanique. Dans ces appareils, le volume du pied de cuite représente entre 25% et 35% du volume utile.Generally used for the implementation of this method, cylindrical vertical devices equipped with a heating beam of low height (less than 1.5m) so as to reduce the volume of the baked foot. During the phase of magnification of the crystals the level of mass-cooked increases progressively and, at the end of cooked, the height of mass-cooked above the beam is included, in the commonly used apparatuses, between 1,5 m and 2 m, depending on whether they are in natural circulation or fitted with a mechanical stirrer. In these devices, the volume of the cooked foot represents between 25% and 35% of the useful volume.

A cause de la hauteur importante de masse-cuite au-dessus du faisceau, la pression statique dans la partie inférieure de l'appareil à cuire est élevée et la température d'ébullition de la liqueur-mère y est nettement supérieure à la température moyenne de la masse-cuite, ce qui présente deux inconvénients : d'une part, il est nécessaire d'utiliser de la vapeur à pression et température élevées pour le chauffage de l'appareil, et, d'autre part, il y a risque de redissolution partielle des cristaux lorsqu'ils passent dans le fond de l'appareil.Because of the high height of the mass-cooked above the beam, the static pressure in the lower part of the cooking appliance is high and the boiling temperature of the mother liquor is much higher than the average temperature of the terracotta, which has two drawbacks: on the one hand, it is necessary to use steam at high pressure and temperature for heating the appliance, and, on the other hand, there is a risk partial redissolution of the crystals when they pass through the bottom of the device.

Par ailleurs, l'agitation dans le volume de masse-cuite au-dessus du faisceau est faible, même dans les appareils à agitateur mécanique car ceux-ci sont toujours situés dans le fond de l'appareil, et il en résulte un manque d'homogénéité de la masse-cuite, notamment en ce qui concerne la granulométrie des cristaux.Furthermore, the agitation in the volume of mass-baked above the beam is low, even in devices with mechanical agitator because these are always located at the bottom of the device, and this results in a lack of homogeneity of the terracotta, in particular as regards the particle size of the crystals.

Le but de la présente invention est d'augmenter les échanges thermiques et la circulation de la masse-cuite pour réduire la durée de la cuite et améliorer la granulométrie des cristaux de sucre, permettre l'utilisation de vapeur à plus bas niveau thermique et régulariser la durée des cycles.The object of the present invention is to increase the heat exchanges and the circulation of the mass-cooked to reduce the duration of the cooked and to improve the granulometry of the sugar crystals, to allow the use of steam at lower thermal level and to regulate the duration of the cycles.

Le procédé de production de cristaux objet de l'invention est caractérisé en ce que le volume du pied de cuite est pratiquement égal au volume final de masse-cuite produite, et en ce que le débit de vapeur de chauffage et le débit de sirop frais sont réglés, pendant la phase de grossissement des cristaux, pour maintenir la liqueur-mère en état de sursaturation et le niveau de la masse-cuite pratiquement constant. Pour maintenir la sursaturation à la valeur voulue, variable, tout le long du cycle, on mesure unegrandeur représentative de l'état de la masse-cuite, on la compare à une valeur de référence qui est fonction du temps écoulé depuis le début du cycle ou de la phase de grossissement des cristaux et on règle les débits de jus et/ou de vapeur pour annuler l'écart éventuel entre les valeurs mesurées et de référence. Cette solution permet d'avoir des cycles de durée constante ce qui facilite la gestion de l'atelier de cristallisation.The process for the production of crystals which is the subject of the invention is characterized in that the volume of the boiling stock is practically equal to the final volume of mass-cooked product, and in that the flow of heating steam and the flow of fresh syrup are adjusted, during the phase of growth of the crystals, to keep the mother liquor in a state of supersaturation and the level of the mass-cooked practically constant. To maintain the supersaturation at the desired value, which is variable, throughout the cycle, a magnitude representative of the state of the massecuite is measured, it is compared to a reference value which is a function of the time elapsed since the start of the cycle. or of the crystal enlargement phase and the flow rates of juice and / or vapor are adjusted to cancel the possible difference between the measured and reference values. This solution makes it possible to have cycles of constant duration which facilitates the management of the crystallization workshop.

L'invention a également pour objet un appareil pour la mise en oeuvre de ce procédé caractérisé en ce que la hauteur du faisceau de chauffage est supérieure à 2 m, et en ce qu'il est équipé d'un agitateur mécanique capable d'assurer la circulation de la masse-cuite dans le faisceau. On pourra utiliser un faisceau à tubes verticaux ou formé de plaques creuses annulaires disposées concentriquement. Dans le premier cas, le diamètre des tubes du faisceau sera de préférence égal ou supérieur à 150 mm; les faisceaux à plaques annulaires auront des diamètres hydrauliques équivalents. L'appareil sera équipé d'un système de régulation apte à maintenir le niveau de la masse-cuite au-dessous d'un niveau maximal au-dessus du plan supérieur du faisceau et à règler l'état de la masse-cuite en fonction du temps.The invention also relates to an apparatus for implementing this method, characterized in that the height of the heating beam is greater than 2 m, and in that it is equipped with a mechanical stirrer capable of ensuring the circulation of the mass-cooked in the beam. One can use a bundle with vertical tubes or formed by annular hollow plates arranged concentrically. In the first case, the diameter of the bundle tubes will preferably be equal to or greater than 150 mm; the annular plate beams will have equivalent hydraulic diameters. The device will be equipped with a regulation system able to maintain the level of the mass-cooked below a maximum level above the upper plane of the beam and to regulate the state of the mass-cooked according to time.

La description qui suit se référé aux dessins l'accompagnant sur lequel :

  • La figure 1 est une vue en coupe, par un plan diamétral, d'un appareil à cuire classique;
  • La figure 2 est une vue en coupe, par un plan diamétral, d'un appareil à cuire conforme à l'invention; et
  • La figure 3 donne les courbe de variation en fonction du temps du brix de la masse-cuite (courbe en trait plein) et de la sursaturation (courbe en tirets), le temps étant expié en minutes.
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  • Figure 1 is a sectional view, through a diametrical plane, of a conventional cooking appliance;
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view, through a diametrical plane, of a cooking appliance according to the invention; and
  • FIG. 3 gives the variation curves as a function of time of the brix of the massecotta (solid line curve) and of the supersaturation (dashed curve), the time being expiated in minutes.

L'appareil représenté sur la figure 1 est constitué par une cuve fermée cylindrique et à axe vertical 10 équipée d'un faisceau de chauffage 12 placé dans le fond de la cuve. Ce faisceau est formé d'une série de tubes verticaux (un seul de ces tubes 14 a été représenté sur le dessin) dont les extrémité sont emmanchées dans les trous de deux plaques horizontales qui délimitent, avec la virole de la cuve et une virole intérieure concentrique 16, une chambre où la vapeur de chauffage est admise par une entrée 18. En se condensant sur la surface extérieure des tubes 14, la vapeur libère de la chaleur qui est transmise, à travers la paroi des tubes, à la masse-cuite circulant de bas en haut à l'intérieur des tubes. La circulation de la masse-cuite, dans ce type d'appareil, est provoquée par les bulles de vapeur dues au chauffage qui engendrent un mouvement ascendant de la masse-cuite dans les tubes et par un agitateur mécanique 24. Le retour de la masse-cuite sous le faisceau s'effectue par le puits central délimité par la virole 16. La vapeur produite est évacuée par une sortie 20 reliée à un condenseur permettant de créer un vide partiel à l'intérieur de la cuve. Le sirop frais est admis par une entrée 22.The apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is constituted by a closed cylindrical tank with a vertical axis 10 equipped with a heating bundle 12 placed in the bottom of the tank. This bundle is formed by a series of vertical tubes (only one of these tubes 14 has been shown in the drawing), the ends of which are fitted into the holes of two horizontal plates which delimit, with the shell of the tank and an interior ferrule concentric 16, a chamber where the heating steam is admitted by an inlet 18. By condensing on the external surface of the tubes 14, the steam releases heat which is transmitted, through the wall of the tubes, to the mass-cooked flowing from bottom to top inside the tubes. The circulation of the mass-cooked, in this type of device, is caused by the bubbles of vapor due to the heating which generate an upward movement of the mass-cooked in the tubes and by a mechanical stirrer 24. The return of the mass -cooked under the bundle is carried out by the central well delimited by the ferrule 16. The steam produced is evacuated by an outlet 20 connected to a condenser making it possible to create a partial vacuum inside the tank. Fresh syrup is allowed through an entrance 22.

Dans les appareils de ce type, la hauteur h des tubes du faisceau varie de 0,8 m à 1, 2 m et la hauteur h' de masse-cuite au-dessus du faisceau est de l'ordre de 1,5 m en fin de cuite. Le diamètre des tubes du faisceau est de l'ordre de 100 mm.In devices of this type, the height h of the tubes of the bundle varies from 0.8 m to 1.2 m and the height h 'of mass-baked above the bundle is of the order of 1.5 m in end of cooked. The diameter of the bundle tubes is of the order of 100 mm.

Dans l'appareil de l'invention représenté sur la figure 2, la hauteur H du faisceau 112 est beaucoup plus grande, par rapport à la hauteur à la cuve 110, que dans un appareil classique et supérieure à 2 m. Par contre, la hauteur H′ de masse-cuite au-dessus du faisceau en fin de cuite est beaucoup plus faible et au plus égal à 0,5 m. Le diamètre des tubes 114 du faisceau est égal ou supérieur à 150 mm. A la place d'un faisceau à tubes, on pourrait utiliser un faisceau formé de plaques creuses annulaires disposées concentriquement et ayant un diamètre hydraulique équivalent.In the apparatus of the invention shown in Figure 2, the height H of the beam 112 is much greater, compared to the height at the tank 110, than in a conventional apparatus and greater than 2 m. On the other hand, the height H ′ of mass-baked above the beam at the end of baking is much lower and at most equal to 0.5 m. The diameter of the tubes 114 of the bundle is equal to or greater than 150 mm. Instead of a tube bundle, one could use a bundle formed of annular hollow plates arranged concentrically and having an equivalent hydraulic diameter.

L'appareil est aussi équipé d'un agitateur mécanique 124 entraîné par un moteur 126.The apparatus is also equipped with a mechanical agitator 124 driven by a motor 126.

Un système de régulation 128 contrôle le débit de vapeur alimentant le faisceau de chauffage et le débit de sirop frais de façon à maintenir la sursaturation de la liqueur-mère et le niveau de masse-cuite à des valeurs de consigne. Le niveau de la masse-cuite est maintenu pratiquement constant pendant toute la cuite. Pour maintenir la sursaturation à la valeur voulue, variable, pendant le cycle, on impose à une grandeur représentative de l'état de la masse-cuite (conductivité, viscosité, compacité, etc...) de rester égale à une valeur de référence qui est fonction du temps écoulé depuis le début du cycle. On pourra, par exemple, mesurer le brix de la masse-cuite, au moyen d'un gammadensimètre, et lui imposer des variations en fonction du temps conformes à la courbe en trait plein de la figure 3; la sursaturation variera alors suivant la courbe en tirets. Sur la figure 3, l'origine des temps est le début de la phase de grossissement des cristaux.A regulation system 128 controls the steam flow supplying the heating bundle and the flow of fresh syrup so as to keep the supersaturation of the mother liquor and the level of mass-cooked at set values. The level of the mass-cooked is kept practically constant throughout the cooked. To maintain the supersaturation at the desired, variable value during the cycle, a quantity representative of the state of the mass-cooked (conductivity, viscosity, compactness, etc.) to remain equal to a reference value which is a function of the time elapsed since the start of the cycle. We could, for example, measure the brix of the mass-cooked, by means of a gammadensimeter, and impose variations on it as a function of time in accordance with the curve in solid line in FIG. 3; the supersaturation will then vary according to the dashed curve. In Figure 3, the origin of time is the start of the crystal magnification phase.

En augmentant la hauteur du faisceau et en maintenant une hauteur de masse-cuite relativement faible au-dessus du faisceau, on augmente la surface d'échange thermique et on diminue la température maximale d'ébullition de la liqueur-mère, ce qui permet d'utiliser de la vapeur à plus bas niveau thermique. Par ailleurs, l'agitation de la masse-cuite est plus intense ce qui permet d'améliorer la granulométrie des cristaux et de réduire la durée de la cuite. Enfin, en liant l'état de la masse-cuite au temps écoulé depuis le début du cycle, et non plus au niveau de la masse-cuite comme dans les appareils classiques, on peut maintenir constante la durée des cycles ce qui facilite la gestion de l'atelier de cristallisation.By increasing the height of the bundle and maintaining a relatively low mass-cotta height above the bundle, the heat exchange surface is increased and the maximum boiling temperature of the mother liquor is reduced, which allows '' use steam at a lower thermal level. In addition, the agitation of the mass-cooked is more intense which makes it possible to improve the particle size of the crystals and to reduce the duration of the cooking. Finally, by linking the state of the mass-cooked to the time elapsed since the start of the cycle, and no longer at the level of the mass-cooked as in conventional devices, the duration of the cycles can be kept constant, which facilitates management. from the crystallization workshop.

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Procédé de production de cristaux de sucre à partie d'un sirop dans un appareil à marche discontinue comportant un faisceau de chauffage alimenté en vapeur, consistant à former un pied de cuite par addition de germes cristallins à un sirop concentré, provoquer le grossissement des cristaux en maintenant la sursaturation de la liqueur-mère à la valeur voulue par évaporation et ajout de sirop, puis augmenter le brix de la masse-cuite jusqu'à la valeur voulue, caractérisé en ce que le débit de vapeur de chauffage et le débit de sirop frais sont réglés, au moins pendant la phase de grossissement des cristaux, pour maintenir la liqueur-mère en état de sursaturation et le niveau de la masse-cuite pratiquement constant.Process for the production of sugar crystals from a syrup in an apparatus with discontinuous operation comprising a heating bundle supplied with steam, consisting in forming a cooked base by adding crystalline germs to a concentrated syrup, causing the crystals to grow maintaining the supersaturation of the mother liquor at the desired value by evaporation and addition of syrup, then increase the brix of the massecuite to the desired value, characterized in that the flow of heating steam and the flow of Fresh syrups are adjusted, at least during the crystal growth phase, to keep the mother liquor in a state of supersaturation and the level of the mass-cooked almost constant. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'on règle l'état de la masse-cuite en fonction du temps, de façon à ce que la durée du cycle soit égale à une valeur prédéterminée.Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the state of the massecuite is adjusted as a function of time, so that the duration of the cycle is equal to a predetermined value. Appareil à cuire à marche discontinue pour la production de cristaux de sucre à partir d'un sirop constitué par unecuve fermée (110) munie d'un faisceau de chauffage (112) et d'un agitateur mécanique (124) caractérisé en ce que la hauteur de faisceau de chauffage (112) est supérieure à 2 mètres, et en ce qu'il est équipé d'un système de régulation (128) apte à maintenir le niveau de la masse-cuite au-dessous d'un niveau maximal au-dessus du plan supérieur du faisceau.Batch cooking appliance for the production of sugar crystals from a syrup consisting of a closed tank (110) provided with a heating beam (112) and a mechanical stirrer (124) characterized in that the heating beam height (112) is greater than 2 meters, and in that it is equipped with a regulation system (128) capable of maintaining the level of the mass-cooked below a maximum level at - above the upper plane of the beam. Appareil à cuire selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que le faisceau de chauffage est un faisceau formé de tubes dont le diamète est supérieur à 150 mm ou de plaques annulaires creuses ayant un diamètre hydraulique équivalent à celui desdits tubes.Cooking appliance according to claim 3, characterized in that the heating bundle is a bundle formed by tubes whose diameter is greater than 150 mm or by hollow annular plates having a hydraulic diameter equivalent to that of said tubes.
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