Industrial microwave ovens of continuous action. Microwave ovens for public catering - Altek. Where to buy good microwave ovens for restaurants and cafes

A professional microwave oven has a number of significant differences from household appliances, and this should be taken into account when deciding to buy a microwave oven for a restaurant or cafe. It is important to understand that a household appliance is not designed for long and frequent cycles of work, does not have sufficient power to solve professional and industrial problems, and does not always meet the stringent hygiene requirements applicable to. Let's pay attention to a number of the most important parameters of professional microwave ovens for public catering.

• The power of the magnetron in such models can be very high, reaching up to 3 kilowatts, and this reduces the heating time by up to 40 - 60% compared to a household stove. So, it will take no more than 9 seconds to bring a hot sandwich to serving temperature, for a cheeseburger - about 20 seconds.
• Increased power makes it possible to evenly process the workpiece, prevent the appearance of dry edges, unheated middle - this is essential to reduce rejects.
• The working space of a professional microwave oven is usually large, the volume of the chamber can reach up to 35 liters, and this is a serious application for mass production in catering. There is no rotating plate element in the working chamber, which only takes up space in terms of professional use.
• The duration of the working cycle can reach up to 60 minutes, the number of cycles per day is limited not to five or six inclusions, but to hundreds. At the same time, the electronic programmer is capable of operating in a variety of complex modes, and the operator can set complex sequences of operations for the device.
• The internal space of the working chamber is made of stainless steel, which meets the hygienic standards for catering establishments.

The principle of operation and types of professional microwave ovens

The principle of operation of a professional microwave oven is based on the resonance that occurs in current-conducting molecules when they enter the region of microwave electromagnetic radiation. This determines the most important feature of this method of heating - surface heating. Unlike traditional methods of heat treatment of products for cooking, heating occurs not due to the influx of heat from the outside, but directly inside the surface layer.

Some features of the physics of this process and the misconceptions associated with it should be taken into account. Electromagnetic induction leads to the appearance of current only on the surface of the conductor, which means that the active process of resonance and heating occurs at a shallow depth, and the statement “the microwave heats the product from the inside” is deeply erroneous. It would be more accurate to say that the product is heated by itself, and not under the influence of an external heat source. The heat propagates from the surface layer inwards.

The heating efficiency depends on the presence of water molecules in the product. A wet surface layer will warm up faster. Therefore, when defrosting a large piece of meat, its edges may begin to “cook”. Drops of fat in the working chamber can become active conductors of current, and this will lead to the appearance of a superconducting plasma that looks like sparks and a blue glow in a microwave oven, and ultimately to a breakdown of the magnetron.

A professional microwave oven allows you to regulate the heating process not due to pauses in the operation of the magnetron (like a household electric stove with frequent on and off), but due to the use of an inverter in the design - it changes the power of the radiation itself. For professional cooking, this is very important, because it gives a real opportunity to control the process of cooking, defrosting or heating food.

These physical features are the main difference between microwave processes and millennial methods traditional for cooking. That is why manufacturers of microwave ovens have begun to expand their functionality and integrate various devices for traditional cooking methods into their products. The result of such developments was the emergence of complex devices with additional functions.

• The convection microwave oven supplies hot air to the working chamber, thus allowing you to cook traditional dishes using the baking method, as in.
• The microwave oven with a grill is equipped with heating elements for work in a commercial kitchen - frying meat and fish using direct heat, as in professional grills. Heating elements can be located at different points of the working chamber.
• Microwave ovens with a programmer are the most powerful devices that work for a long time with a built-in microprocessor. They perform many functions, they are able to independently carry out the entire cycle from defrosting to complete cooking of the dish and signal the completion of the process. As a rule, a display is installed on such equipment for full information and control. Furnaces of this type are designed for a three-phase connection, due to which they provide an output power of up to 3 kilowatts, while working with two magnetrons on microprocessor commands.
• Industrial microwave ovens - they are not used in the restaurant business, but exist as a class of equipment for various industries, including mechanical engineering.

It offers to buy professional microwave ovens - in our catalog you will find devices with various parameters and capabilities, from a simple device for heating ready-made meals in a cafe to a high-power oven with a full range of built-in functions, convection, grill, program control.

Microwave ovens and thermal equipment for restaurants from "RestoranKomplekt"

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We offer a complete set of professional microwave ovens for public catering. Performed on site if necessary. At your disposal a range of professional microwave ovens for catering

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With chamber volume from 17 to 35 liters and power up to 3 kilowatts.

Which is better: an infrared dryer for wood or a microwave analogue? To understand, you need to understand how they work, as well as compare the main indicators. What are we going to do.

Wood is a hygroscopic material that contains moisture and is able to absorb it from the outside. There are two types of lumber on sale: having natural moisture and dried. The latter are more expensive, as they are ready for use immediately after purchase. Therefore, many sawmill owners are interested in purchasing wood dewatering equipment.

The market offers several options for wood drying installations. Today we will consider infrared dryers and microwave units, we will understand the principle and parameters of their operation, we will determine how to organize the production process using them. Having detailed information about different types of equipment, it will be much easier to decide which one will be optimal for a particular production.

Principle of operation

Infrared dryers suggest drying the wood by heating it with infrared rays. This method does not require the use of a coolant, the organization of a ventilation system and the presence of complex control automation. Drying does not lead to the occurrence of internal stresses and warping of the tree. It is possible to change the drying mode depending on the quality of the source material.

The principle of operation of the microwave dryer similar to a microwave oven. Drying occurs under the influence of microwave radiation: the moisture in the wood heats up and boils, the excess pressure created by hot steam squeezes it out. Excess moisture is removed by reversible fans.
The attenuation mode of the microwave wave makes it possible to regulate the drying temperature.

Appearance

Infrared dryers are a set of thermoactive cassettes, only 1.5 mm thick. These cassettes are stacked in a certain sequence in a pile of lumber prepared for drying.


microwave dryers have the form of a closed metal container, in most cases equipped with a mechanized trolley with an electric drive for more convenient placement of a stack of lumber inside the structure. Additionally, a control unit is installed.

Size and weight

One of the main advantages of infrared dryers is their portability. Standard thermoset cassette has a size of 1230 x 650 x 1.5 mm and a weight of 5.7 kg, which makes it easy to transport the entire set of wood drying equipment in the trunk of a car. The weight of a set of 12 cassettes is 69 kg, and in the crate, together with the shield and cabling, it does not exceed 130 kg.

microwave installation has a much larger size and weight. So, the chamber, designed for drying 6-9 cubic meters of lumber, has a length of more than 6 meters, a width of 1 meter and a height of about 2 meters. At the same time, its weight is 9 tons, and the area required for installing the equipment is 3x17 m. To transport the microwave installation from place to place, you will need to use special equipment.

Autonomy of work

infrared dryer completely autonomous, with its correct installation and connection, it will not be necessary to constantly monitor the drying process.

microwave installation, in which the dehydration of the material is carried out by high frequency currents (915-2500 MHz), requires regular monitoring by the operator in order to avoid ignition of the wood inside the chamber.

Drying time

Naturally, the drying time of lumber depends on its moisture content in its original state and the type of wood.

Via infrared thermal cassettes any type of wood can be dried. Drying time to 8% moisture content of pine is 3-7 days. The thinner the boards and the higher the moisture content to achieve, the shorter the drying time.

Regarding microwave dryers It is known that the INVESTSTROY SHF-LES installation is capable of drying a pine beam 200x200 mm with a moisture content of 50-70% to 18% in 22 hours (after the material has cooled, the moisture index decreases to 10.2%).

Source of power

infrared cassettes work from an ordinary household power supply network of 220 V.

For work microwave dryer 380V, 50Hz power supply required.

Power and electricity consumption

Maximum plant power from infrared cassettes: 3.3 kW/m³. Electricity consumption during drying of 1 m³ of wood: 100-400 kWh.

Average power consumption microwave installations: 58 kW, and the specific energy consumption for the drying process is 200-230 kWh / m³.

Price

One of the most significant indicators when purchasing new equipment for work is its market value.

The prices for FlexiHIT infrared dryers are very democratic:

• equipment for drying 1 m³ of a three-meter board will cost 59,288 rubles;
• equipment for drying 1 m³ of a four-meter board will cost 69,329 rubles;
• equipment for drying 1 m³ of a six-meter board - 70,007 rubles.

Moreover, the prices are indicated for the entire set of equipment, which contains 12 thermoactive cassettes, a control panel, cabling and a crate.

In Russia microwave installations, as noted above, is produced by INVESTSTROY. Such a dryer costs from 1,300,000 rubles. In addition, when planning its purchase, you need to take into account that the magnetron (a device that generates microwaves) is a consumable. It will need to be replaced at least once a year. The cost of the magnetron is 150,000 rubles.

findings

It should be noted that both variants of the considered dryers are new technologies, but already successfully used in our country.

Doubtless convenience of infrared equipment is the possibility of its use, both indoors and outdoors, mobility and low price. Such equipment can be used in production and at home. The ease of installation allows you to fully assemble the dryer within one day, and if necessary, quickly disassemble it and transport it to another place. At the same time, the drying quality meets the most stringent requirements.


The advantage of microwave installation to is the ability to quickly dry thick beams and logs with a diameter of up to one meter. Their use is justified in production, where it is a question of preparing for the further use of large blanks. But with a less impressive scale, this technology is practically inaccessible due to the high cost and overall dimensions.

Description
Industrial microwave WSZ is a tunnel type of sterilizers. Typically, heat transfer occurs as follows: the surface of the equipment transfers heat to the surface of the material, which further transfers heat to the interior of the material. Heat conduction occurred with the help of convection or a radiated wave. This method has always had the negative factor of slowly reaching the desired temperature for sterilization. Microwave units radiate in such a way as to respond directly and quickly to existing bacteria in the material. The thermal and non-thermal effects are both effective in this case, thus reducing the processing time. The sterilization process, depending on the properties of the material, usually lasts 3-5 minutes. The sterilization temperature in the chamber varies from 70℃ to 90℃.

Application
This equipment is used to sterilize and dry the following types of materials: spices, food additives, protein powder, meat products, seafood, fruits, legumes, vegetables, mushrooms, wheat, starch, compound feed and so on, spreading to a wide variety of industries, including food, pharmaceutical, agricultural.

Peculiarities
1. It has automatic temperature control system, microwave density control system, heating time control system, alarm system, and video surveillance system.
2. Small space occupancy, instantaneous heating rate, even heat transfer, good maneuverability and controllability, easy operation, energy saving and low cost.
3. The transformer can be with various types of cooling, including water, air and self-cooled. Able to work 24 hours in a row, continuously.
4. Leak rate complies with national and American UL quality standards.

Specifications of industrial microwave installation

Yangzhou Yutong Drying Equipment Co., Ltd is a manufacturer and supplier of industrial microwave equipment in China. In addition, we also supply mixing, granulating equipment, extractors and concentrators. The enterprises received a credit rating of “AAA” from Jiangsu International Credit Assessment Company. Our industrial microwave units have long been trusted by manufacturing companies.

Industrial microwave ovens are used at public catering establishments for rapid heating, as well as cooking and defrosting of various products and ready-made meals using a high-frequency current of an electromagnetic field. Industrial microwave ovens operate in the following modes:

• microwave,
• convection,
• grill.

In addition, they can be combined for a more varied preparation of common dishes. Today, mechanical, electronic, as well as electromechanical control of microwave ovens is used.

As for the differences between professional and household equipment, in general, professional ovens are similar to household ones, but they cook, reheat and defrost food much faster and in large quantities. That is why most entrepreneurs are trying to buy branded food equipment, and not be content with much less productive household counterparts.

In addition, industrial microwave ovens are more reliable and durable than domestic ones. They are able to withstand intensive use, that is, they can work continuously for a long time. Often they are equipped with additional programs, and almost always have a larger internal chamber.

Another distinguishing feature of professional microwave ovens from household ones is ultra-reliable shielding. It is for this reason that such furnaces practically do not emit harmful electromagnetic waves. The door mechanism has a reinforced structure, and the professional microwave ovens themselves are built very rationally, which makes it possible to use the working volume of the chamber most efficiently.

Microwave ovens are not essential equipment for professional kitchens because they are not used as much in the cooking process. But recently, professional microwave ovens are increasingly being used in bars, restaurants and fast food establishments, which are characterized by high traffic.

Such equipment is already absolutely indispensable for restaurants and cafes, which offer full meals. Industrial microwave ovens work successfully in large kitchen shops of hotels and airports.

Professional furnaces, like any other similar equipment, are characterized by increased wear resistance and high performance. They are designed for really tough operation, and in almost round the clock. The quality of such equipment is ensured by an extremely careful selection of structural materials with excellent performance characteristics. Also, a great advantage of professional ovens is the greater mobility of heating and defrosting dishes, which becomes an indispensable quality when you need to increase the throughput of a certain catering establishment.

Compared to other professional equipment, the advantage of microwave ovens is the economy in power consumption, since most models operate on a single-phase current network and bring products to readiness in a very short time. Most microwave ovens are made of stainless steel, lined with plastic or the same stainless steel on the outside. The inner chamber is made without seams, which greatly facilitates its care.

microwave The installation consists of a microwave chamber, a magnetron, a waveguide, a power supply unit, a cooling system and various safety devices.

From the magnetron, through a rectangular waveguide, electromagnetic radiation enters the microwave chamber. The heat removal from the magnetron is an air cooling system made with a fan and air ducts passing through the microwave chamber. Thus, the body in the chamber is heated not only with the help of microwaves, but also with the warm air removed from the magnetron. Further, the air in the chamber is saturated with water, that is, it turns into steam and exits through non-radiated holes (transcendental waveguides) to the outside. The power supply of the magnetron is high-voltage and consists of a diode, a capacitor and a transformer. To achieve normal operation without excessive radiation to the outside, interlock microswitches (from 2 to 5 pieces) are used to confirm that the door of the microwave chamber is closed tightly. If there is lighting in the chamber, then an incandescent lamp is usually used inside the duct. Using the control unit, made in the form of an electromechanical timer or an electronic unit, the operating mode is set in the microwave chamber. Many furnaces have thermal relays located on the magnetron and on the chamber on the outside to prevent overheating and failure.

Figure 1.7.1. The design of the microwave installation

1.7. 2 The principle of microwave heating

In a furnace, the body can be heated by the principle of "dipole shift", which occurs in materials that contain a polar nye molecules. The energy of electromagnetic waves sets in motion molecules that have a dipole moment. Thus, the temperature of the material increases.

Most household and industrial microwave ovens operate at 2450 MHz and at 915 MHz.

Based on practical and design considerations, the indicated frequency was chosen:

The magnetron must have a power of over 500 W, the required efficiency, cost and certain dimensions;

The frequency must meet the international and national standards for allowed frequencies.

The depth of penetration of microwaves into the working fluid should be about a few centimeters. (The higher the frequency, the lower the penetration depth).

Conveyor-type microwave devices

Microwave devices of the pass-through type are used in the production of heat-insulating materials using dry and liquid silicates, for example, from a mixture of hydroaluminosilicates bound by liquid glass. There are devices designed for fast temperature treatment (blowing) and for slow one. Such an abundance of heat treatment rates gives a similar set of bubble heat-insulating substances, with different properties. Microwave heat treatment devices are made in such a way that inside them, if the radiation has not been absorbed by the material, it is repeatedly reflected from the walls and still reaches its goal. The basic rule for uniform microwave heating is multiple low-power microwave generators (from 0.6 kW to 0.85 kW) with air cooling, which are located inside in a strict order. At an operating frequency of 2450 MHz, microwave radiation generators have a waveguide output with a cross section of (72 34) mm. Figure 3 shows the design of a device for microwave heat treatment for the manufacture of heat-insulating plates with a size of 60060050 mm from expanded vermicuite bonded with liquid glass.

The raw material is installed on the lower collapsible tray made of fluoroplastic, which transmits microwave radiation, and enters the installation, where it is emitted. When passing through the chamber, the processed substance becomes lighter by 30-40%, while increasing its volume from two to six times due to the fact that liquid glass swells.

At the same time, for these microwave installations, the efficiency of the radiated energy reaches 90%, taking into account the loss of heating of the environment and the internal walls of the device. At this stage, such a device can pass through itself 117 plates in an eight-hour working day, while the microwave power is 27 kW. To achieve this power, it is necessary to install 45 low power generators (0.6 kW).

The layout of sources on the chamber is shown in fig. 1.7.3. .

Rice. 1.7.3.

1 - body; 2 - source of microwave energy; 3 - fan;

4 - ventilation window; 5 - conveyor belt; 6 - flange.

Microwave devices of periodic type

A microwave installation of a periodic type, for example, is a device for drying wood. On the walls of the chamber are installed generators of microwave radiation, each of which is 0.6 kW.

Waveguide energy outputs are installed in the microwave generators, each of which has a cross section of 72mm (2450 MHz) and also mm (915 MHz). Since the generators are placed along the walls in this way, the wood heats up evenly.

Technological modes of wood drying were made for all generators, taking into account multiple reflections from the side surfaces inside the microwave unit. The calculation of temperatures at each point of the chamber was made both for the start of the process, when the moisture content of the raw material is maximum, and for the end, when the moisture content of the material is much less. The condition under which the temperatures of all points of the chamber were calculated was that the uneven distribution of the temperature of the raw material in any section of the stack of wood should not exceed 20°C.

Also, for example, a plant for disinfecting soil in greenhouses is a small microwave device that travels from one greenhouse to another and is structurally similar to the installation described above, only instead of wooden boards a stack of boxes with soil is placed in it.

So, for all types of installations, it is important that the generators of microwave radiation inside the chambers are distributed inside them, this allows you to heat the materials evenly. This is essential for positions such as:

Obtaining new heat-insulating building materials by the swelling method (based on liquid glass with fillers, expanded polystyrene granules on a cement binder, and others);

Heating and drying of raw materials (bales of tobacco before fermentation and cutting, food products and others).

Structurally, these devices must be designed so that the heating of the raw material inside the chambers occurs evenly. In addition, it is desirable to make the internal cavities of these units spacious enough so that large production volumes of raw materials can be processed per unit of time.