Abstract

Sebze yıkama makinaları, endüstriyel mutfaklar ve toplu yemek servisi hizmeti veren işletmelerde çok miktarda (yaklaşık 6-15 kg arasında) çeşitli sebze, meyve ve donmuş gıdaların tek seferde yüksek basınçlı su ile yıkanarak temizlenmesinde yaygın olarak kullanılmaktadır. Sebze yıkama makinalarında yıkanan çeşitli sebzelerin temizlenmesi yanısıra dezenfeksiyonunun da etkin olarak sağlanmasına yönelik müşteriler tarafından talepler artmaktadır. Bu çalışmada çeşitli sebzelerin (maydanoz, marul, salatalık, domates) yıkanması ve mevcut ürünlerimizden farklı olarak ozonun dezenfeksiyon özelliğinden yararlanarak farklı ozon miktarı ve ozon uygulama sürelerine göre etkin dezenfeksiyon sağlayan yenilikçi bir prototipin bilimsel verilerle elde edilmesi yönünde faaliyetler yürütülmüştür. Endüstriyel mutfak alanında Ar-Ge sistematiğine dayalı çalışmalarla ozon destekli dezenfeksiyon sağlayan sebze yıkama makinası prototipinin özgün tasarımı ve prototip imalatı ile mevcut ürünlerimizden farklı olarak sebze türüne göre ozon miktarı ve uygulama süresi kontrol edilebilme özellikleri kazandırılmış ve ticarileşebilecek bir prototip geliştirilmiştir.

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