Air Injection during boiling
Visited one of my relatives sugarhouse in Quebec this week and was introduced to air injection into the back and front pans. Design appeared to be a basic copper piping into the back and front pan attached to a small air pump which releases fresh air into the sap/syrup.
I was told the concept of injecting air results in an increase in the production of light amber syrup and results in the use of less fuel to boil.
Anyone employing the air injection concept or have research/articles on it?
3x10 Leader Inferno Arch
14,200 Taps
2 - 14 HP Indiana Vacuum pump
1800gph Lapierre RO
10" Lapierre filter press
2 - 25,000 tap Lapierre releasers
3 - SS 1500 gallon tanks
1 - SS 8,400 gallon tank
8x8 Argo ATV
50k John Deere generator
24'x32' sugarhouse
I have air ijection or a "bubbler". Not sure about the increase in boiling rate as the injected air slightly cools the sap. It does make the production of "Fancy" syrup much easier.
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc/air_injection.pdfOriginally Posted by sjdoyon
The major effect is that you make lighter syrup. It does slightly cool the syrup, so evaporation rate is reduced a little (5% or so).
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
Thank you Dr. Perkins, exactly what I was looking for.
3x10 Leader Inferno Arch
14,200 Taps
2 - 14 HP Indiana Vacuum pump
1800gph Lapierre RO
10" Lapierre filter press
2 - 25,000 tap Lapierre releasers
3 - SS 1500 gallon tanks
1 - SS 8,400 gallon tank
8x8 Argo ATV
50k John Deere generator
24'x32' sugarhouse
Anyone have any pics of this? Or a better description? What are you useing to make the air?
A blower is used for the air. I do not have one but did look at one a few years ago. It is extremely important that the air source is clean or is charcoal filtered. Anything in the air can contaminate the syrup. I felt it was too risky to try.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
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2 x 5 Cantin evaporator
It does cool the sap, but with woodfired evaporators it increases the evaporation, because of the constant fake boil releasing steam just like a piggyback, or steamaway. I have witnessed this with a flowmeter several times. With a oilfired evaporator you will most likely not see any change because of the constant heat delivered by these units, but with woodfired arches and their ever changing heat you will.
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