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Working Principle of Twin Screw ExtrusionAfter a certain amount of pulverization, the material with a certain water content is fed into the extruder cavity, so that the material will undergo mixing, shearing, A series of complex continuous processes such as melting, curing and sterilization. Because there is a certain air pressure difference inside and outside the barrel, the moment the material is extruded, the external pressure it is subjected to is reduced to normal pressure, so that the material is instantly puffed.

There is only one screw in the barrel of the single screw extruder, it is by the friction of the screw and the barrel of the material to transport materials and form a certain pressure. In general, the friction coefficient between the material and the barrel is greater than that between the material and the screw. Otherwise, the material will be wrapped in the screw together to rotate and not play the role of forward propulsion.Screw is divided into three sections: feeding (feeding) conveying section, compression melting section, metering homogenization section.

Puffed food appeared in the market in the 1960s. Later, it quickly became popular in various countries because of its unique taste, simple eating and various patterns. It has long occupied the most frequently purchased snack types with chocolate, wafers and other foods.However, the long-term sales advertisements and puffed food have left us with a stereotyped image. Recently, many consumers said that when they saw the product category as "oil-containing puffed food", they were very worried about whether it was an unhealthy snack.

The screw extruder was first used in the plastics industry, and its theoretical research started earlier, forming a variety of mathematical models used to describe the basic principles of flow and heat transfer in the extrusion process, using these models to achieve accurate extrusion machine simulation Design. The application of extrusion technology in the food industry is slightly later than that in the plastics industry, which is mainly due to the complexity of food raw materials.

Directly puffed food is generally required to be dried after extrusion processing. The moisture content of the dough in the extruder is 15%~20%. The product is then dried to reduce the moisture content to 2% to 3% to create the environment needed for a crunchy texture and stable shelf life. Due to the low density of the product, the drying time is usually very short, so it should be carried out in a warm warehouse.Coatings to produce direct-expanded products Extruded and dried products are finally sprayed with oils and seasonings.

The puffed foods such as potato chips, french fries, etc. that we usually see are produced by the puffed food extruder. After a series of operation procedures, the delicious food is presented in front of us.

Extruder is the key of extruding technology. Extrusion processing technology as an economical and practical new processing method is widely used in food production, and has been rapidly developed. Extrusion processing mainly by an extruder step to complete the raw material mixing, curing, crushing, sterilization, pre-drying, molding and other processes, to make puffed, organized products or not puffed products.

Screw extruder is mainly used in the production of starch extruded food, protein extruded food and extruded feed in the food industry, and can also be used as a special chemical or biochemical reactor.Starch puffed foodThe starch in the grain will gelatinize (αize) under the high temperature and pressure of the extruder. The results showed that the degree of starch αization was more than 98% and the crude fat decreased by 60% or even disappeared after the puffed corn flour. Water solubility increased by more than 40%. Therefore, extruder can replace roller dryer to produce gelatinized starch.

Puffed food has long been welcomed by many consumers because of its good taste, unique and diverse taste, easy to carry, easy to eat, and long shelf life.1. Nutritious cereal puffed foodFat, carbohydrate and protein are the main components of traditional puffed food. From the perspective of composition structure, it is a food with high fat, high calorie and low crude fiber. In addition, most of the traditional puffed snacks contain a lot of monosodium glutamate, salt and food additives.

The extruder has the functions of compression, mixing, kneading, melting, puffing and molding. The cavity of the extruder can be divided into 3-5 zones. Each zone can be heated by steam or electricity, or by extrusion friction, so as to achieve the purpose of cooking the material. Under the action of high temperature and high pressure in the cavity, the starch Gelatinization, protein denaturation. When the material passes through each zone of the extruder cavity, soluble flavor substances and pigments can be injected into the material through the cavity under high pressure.