Promethean Rapid Milk Chiller

Product Description

Promethean Rapid Milk Chiller (RMC) is a modular milk chilling system that instantly cools milk from 35 to 4 degrees C utilizing Promethean’s Thermal Storage System (TSS). The system can chill 1000 liters of milk per day even if there is no power during the milk collection process by using 4-5 hours of intermittent grid power between each milking shift. Promethean power systems has served 25,100 farmers and chilled 150,600,000 L of milk with their products.

Market Suggested Retail Price

$7,912.18

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Promethean Power Systems in partnership with USAID and MIT

Design Specifications

Design specifications

Technical Support

Provided by Promethean Power Systems. ^{Interview with representative}

Replacement Components

Unknown

Lifecycle

The Rapid Milk Chiller comes with a 1-year warranty. The thermal battery does not need to be replaced every 3 years like electrical batteries. ^{Interview with representative}

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

Performance targets

Instant Milk Cooling

Crash cooling arrests bacteria growth instantly.
Premium quality enables longer shelf life of processed milk and higher margins on value-added products.
Capture more farmers in the catchment area.
Thin film on the surface cooler deaerates the milk.

Cold Storage Backup

Eliminates diesel generator.
Low maintenance & operating costs.
Unlike electrical batteries, thermal battery does not need to be replaced every 3 years.

Simple Design

Works with single phase connection at village collection centers.
Easy manual cleaning.

Vetted Performance Status

According to the manufacturer BRAC has been able to reduce the milk spoilage by over 90% and it has also increased the confidence of the farmers in the village leading to a increase of 60% in the volume of milk collected

Safety

The milk chiller should not be placed under the sun. Minor burn hazard due to the very low temperatures.

Complementary Technical Systems

A milk storage tank that comes as an optional component