Appendix N: Clean in place (CIP)-type vacuum breaker

This diagram illustrates the proper installation of a clean in place (CIP)-type vacuum breaker so that the air intake is not a source of contamination. The components in the diagram are as follows:

• Constant level tank
• Plate heat exchanger
• CIP-type Vacuum breaker Vacuum breaker's air intake at 30 cm (12 inches) above highest potential raw line
• Umbrella deflector
• Funnel
• Air gap that is 2 times the diameter of the vacuum breaker's air intake line
• CIP return line to constant level tank
• Pasteurized product tank