CATALOGUE PACKO MILK COOLING 2013 – ed.

1/2013

1.2 PERFORMANCE CLASSES

According to EN13732:
The performance of a tank shall be specified according to the classification given in Tables
1 and 2, based on batch filling.

Classification according to number of milkings

The numeral «2» shall designate a tank for two milkings.

The tank is full after 2 milkings or 50% of the tank volume after 1 milking.

The numeral «4» shall designate a tank for four milkings.

The tank is full after 4 milkings or 25% of the tank volume after 1 milking.

The numeral «6» shall designate a tank for six milkings.

The tank is full after 6 milkings or 16.66% of the tank volume after 1 milking.

Classification according to the ambient temperature – table 1

Classification Performance ambient temperature

A 38 °C
B 32 °C
C 25 °C

Classification according to the milk cooling time – table 2

Classification Cooling time for ALL milkings from

35°C to 4°C
0 2 hours
I 2.5 hours
II 3 hours
III 3.5 hours

Example:
A milk cooling tank 15 000 litres - class 6BII is suitable for the cooling of:
• 2500 litres of milk per milking (=15000 Litres / 6 milkings)
• at an ambient temperature of 32°C (=B)
• from 35 to 4 °C within 3 hours (=II)

IMPORTANT:
) This classification is only applicable on the milk cooling tanks supplied with the
Packo Eco-Cool cooling unit size as mentioned in the selection list (see chapter Eco-
Cool cooling unit).