Choose a suspended-solids profile
Cloudy and clarified juice call for different separation decisions. Compare a disc clarifier, filter-aid route or ultrafiltration using representative feed and the required outlet condition.
Clarification methods may be alternatives. Do not assume all three should be installed in sequence without a defined reason.
Coordinate air, residence and thermal duty
A vacuum deaerator removes selected air from a liquid under defined conditions. It does not replace thermal treatment or determine the finished product shelf life.
A tubular thermal package must be selected with the product and downstream filling conditions. Define the validated treatment schedule separately; there is no universal pomegranate time-and-temperature schedule.
Separate juice throughput from evaporation duty
When producing concentrate, establish feed and target soluble solids, liquid behaviour and water-removal duty. These are different from a press capacity or a juice-flow specification.
Coordinate the evaporator, buffer vessels, pumps and utilities. Compare concentrate quality through the representative operating run, including deposits, viscosity and cleaning.