Water Deaeration

An Overview
 Unit Range

• Wort Cooling and Aeration

• Yeast Dosing
• Deaeration
– Cold
– Hot
– Hybrid
• Blending
– Gravity
– Alcohol
• Carbonation & Nitrogenation
• High Gravity Brewing
• Plate Pasteurisation
Deaeration
O2 Levels in Beer & Water

• Water about 10 ppm

• Beer about 0.1 to 0.3 ppm
• Deaerated Water
– Cold System
• Guarantee <0.03 ppm
• Achieved 0.004 ppm
– Hot System
• Guarantee <0.02 ppm
• Achieved 0.01 ppm
Cold Deaerator Derox Type VIIS 150 hl/h
Cold Deaeration Process
AIR

SEAL WATER

LSAH PIAH

WATER / CIP - F

LSC

FIAL

CO2 DAW/ CIP - R

Results with Stripping Gas

60

50
Dissolved Oxygen ppb

0.5 g/L Carbon Dioxide 0.15 g/L Nitrogen

40

30

20

10

0
10 20 30 40 50

Temperature °C
CO2 Consumption

60
150 hL/h Deaerated Water 125 hL/h Deaerated Water
50
Dissolved Oxygen ppb

40

30

20

10

0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6

CO2 Addition g/L at 20°C and 4 bar(g)

Water Inlet Pressure

45
40
Dissolved Oxygen ppb

35
30
150 hl/ h
25
20
15
10
5
0
2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5
Water Pressure bar(g)
Derox VIIS “Hybrid”

SEAL WATER

LSAH PIAH
COOLING WATER

DAW/ CIP-R
COOLING WATER R

FT
WATER / CIP-F

LT
FIAL

CO2 COOLANT R

COOLANT

Oxygen
TT TIC
TT QT FT

STEAM
TIC
Results without Stripping Gas

Capacity Temperature Residual

Oxygen
• 250 hl/h 10°C 500 ppb
• 150 hl/h 26°C 470 - 530 ppb
• 150 hl/h 16°C 600 - 700 ppb

Note: 150 hl/h results using single tank

Pump Inducer
Vacuum Pump

• Stainless Steel
– Standard up to 200 hl/h
– Low cost option to 350 hl/h
– Option for higher capacities
Options VIIS

• UV System • Water Cooler

– Disinfection of water – Reduces outlet temperature to
the required value (e.g. 2ºC)
• Pre-Heater
– Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger • Manual Carbonation
improves performance – For systems where water
carbonation is required
• Seal Water Cooling
– Shell & Tube Heat Exchanger • Stainless Steel Vacuum Pump
protects vacuum pump – Superior operational life
• Oxygen Measurement
– Orbisphere 3660 standard
• others on request
Hot Deaerator Derox+ Type VID
Hot Deaeration Process
GLYCOL

GLYCOL

TI TI
WATER/CIP-F

LT PT
TI

IP
IP

TI

PI
SEAL WATER TC
LT

LS IP
TI
TT
TC

PI

DAW/ CIP-R

STEAM
Options VID

• Oxygen Measurement
– Orbisphere 3660 standard, others on request
• Manual Carbonation
– For systems where water carbonation is required
• N2 or CO2 Stripping
– Energy reduction by reducing flashing temperature
• Additional Regeneration
– 90% standard
– Other on request
• Duo-Safety Plates
– Media separation in Plate Heat Exchanger
Module Combination - High Gravity Brewing
High Gravity Brewing Unit HGB Master Type
HGBc
• Compact Skid comprising
– Deaeration
• < 30 ppb
– Water Chilling
• 1 or 2 ºC
– Blending
• Ratio Control
• Extract Control
• Alcohol Control
– Carbonation
• up to 10 g/L
• N2 option
• Variable Capacity
 Full HGBc Flow Diagram
OPTION G OPTION H

GLYCOL

LSH

GLYCOL
PI

OPTION I
FI LSL

OPTION E LS
CIP FS PT

OPTION G
OPTION B
PI TI

FIA

TIC TT
I/P CO2
LS
OPTION L

I/ P
OPTION E
UV-System

PI
OPTION C TI TI

Option A BEER
COT

OPTION K
WATER 4 bar
OPTION D
PI
OT FS PI TI
STEAM

FT

FIC I/ P

OPTION J
GT

CONTROL
PANEL
FT

BEER

CIP R
OPTION F
Full HGB “Hybrid” Flow Diagram
OPTION C OPTION D

LSH

CO2

PI

SEAL WATER OPTION E

LSL

LSAH PIAH
COOLING WATER

COOLING WATER
LS

OPTION C
WATER / CIP

FIA

LT
CO2
FIAL
OPTION H

I/ P
CO2 COOLANT R

COOLANT SALES BEER

OPTION G
COT

OPTION B FT
OPTION A
Oxygen
TT TIC
TT OT FT

STEAM
TIC FIC I/ P

OPTION F
GT Gravity

FT

HG BEER

CIP -R
OPTION I
High Gravity Brewing Unit HGB Master Type
HGBh
• Compact Skid comprising
– Deaeration
• < 20 ppb
– Water Chilling
• 1 or 2 ºC
– Blending
• Ratio Control
• Extract Control
• Alcohol Control
– Carbonation
• up to 10 g/L
• N2 option
• Variable Capacity
Full HGBh Flow Diagram
Membrane Finisher

Membrane Contactor
Why a Finisher?

• Add-on to any existing Unit

• DO values down to ca. 1 ppb
• Existing technology intact
• Energy optimization
Membrane Contactors
• Features
– Small size - 10x the surface area
of conventional degasifiers
– Modular construction
– Total gas control
– Cleanliness
– Low pressure drop
– Accurate performance modeling
– No chemicals required for
operation
• Benefits
– Compact Skids
– Low installation costs
– Easy Expansion
– O2 CO2 and N2 control
– Easily rinsed
– Reduced pump requirement
– Quick sizing, guaranteed DO
values
– Low operating costs,
environmentally friendly
Extra-Flow Membrane Contactor

• Patented Design
• FDA Compliant
(With Appropriate O-Rings)
 Principles of Gas Transfer

• Gasses in the atmosphere dissolve χ O2

into water until equilibrium is
reached
• Equilibrium between the liquid and
gas phase is offset when a vacuum

LIQUID
and/or source of strip gas is applied
• This creates a driving force to yO2
move gasses from the liquid phase
into the gas phase
Vacuum
and/or
Sweep
Gas
Liquid/Gas contact
area
at the pore
Operating Modes
By changing the partial pressure of the gas we can either remove from
or dissolve gas into water.
 Lower the partial pressure, the gas will be removed from the water
 Increase the partial pressure, the gas will dissolve into the water

Sweep Gas Mode Vacuum Mode Combo Mode

Water Water Water

Outlet Strip Outlet Outlet Strip
Gas To Gas
Vacuum
Pump
To Vacuum
Water Water Water
Inlet Inlet Inlet
System Design Considerations

Liquid Outlet

Parallel
Configuration for
Flow

Liquid Inlet

Liquid Series
Outlet
Configuration for
Efficiency

Liquid Inlet
Typical Combo Mode P&ID for
Extra-Flow Contactors
VENT
PI

N2 FEED FI FI PRODUCT WATER

SAMPLE

PI PI
FEED WATER VAC EXHAUST
CHECK
VALVE
VENT/
DRAIN DRAIN
Benefits Summary
• Small, Compact
• Modular like other Water System Components
• Reliable and Predictable
• Responsive to Changes in Flow Rates
• Low Pressure Drop
• Total Gas Control
• Proven in the Field with >10 Years of Installations. More than
400,000 gpm (90,850 m3/hr) of liquid degassed to date.
• DO values to < 1 ppb for O2 and