Installation for the treatment of products in bulb or tuber form
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Abstract
An installation for the treatment of products in bulb or tuber form in relation to the removal of the outermost layer thereof, comprising a channel through which the products can be transported between an inlet and an outlet that are at different levels, which channel is delimited by a first series of rotary treatment elements arranged alongside one another and extending transversely to the direction of transport, and by an opposing boundary opposite the series of treatment elements. The opposing boundary is determined by a second series of rotary treatment elements while the input is at a higher level than the output.
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- 23. An installation for the treatment of products in bulb or tuber form in relation to the removal of the outermost layer thereof, comprises a channel through which the products can be transported between an inlet and an outlet that are at different levels in relation to each other, wherein the channel is delimited by a first series of rotary treatment elements arranged alongside one another and extending transversely to a direction in which the products are transported, and by an opposing boundary opposite the series of treatment elements, wherein the series of treatment elements are partially enclosed between two outside walls, wherein the outside walls each include an outlet at a bottom portion of each outside wall for receiving material that originates from the products, wherein the opposing boundary is defined by a second series of rotary treatment elements, and wherein the installation is configured to receive input at a higher level than output.
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