Starch Cooker

Smaller diameter versions of Komax highly successful direct steam heater for pulp stock have proven to improve starch cooking over earlier design direct steam cookers.

The production engineers of a large pulp and paper mill in the state of Washington stated -“that after removing a earlier style direct steam heater for starch cooking the Komax in-line starch cooker eliminated the noise and vibration which plagued the previous unit. This simple invention with no moving parts or adjustments to make is a major breakthrough in starch cookers.”

Komax direct steam heaters with six in-line mixing chambers contain no moving parts. Static mixing elements inside each chamber provide uniform mixing of the steam with the starch stream resulting in completely uniform cooking.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE KOMAX STARCH COOKER INSTALLED IN THE WASHINGTON STATE PULP AND PAPER MILL. COOKING WET END CATIONIC STARCH

3″ diameter Komax Direct Injection Steam Heater constructed of 316L stainless steel, schedule 40, with 150 lb. RFSO flanged end connections. Heater to include a 1.5 inch diameter flanged sideport for steam input.

Flow rate, starch 20-30 gpm
Inlet temperature 45-65 degrees F
Outlet temperature 230 degrees F
Steam line pressure 48 psig
Starch line pressure 10 psig
Starch line velocity 0.9 – 1.36 fps
Starch line pressure drop 0.7 – 1.4 psi
Komax model no. STM 34768 * Length 14 inches

The removed earlier style starch cooker could not operate with 50 lb steam.