Tea Industry Humidification With Harley Humidikool™
A moist environment promotes tea development, and the proper relative humidity level is critical for converting the harvested leaves into quality tea during manufacturing. With help of Harley Humidikool™ Humidification System temperature and moisture can be controlled significantly during oxidation. This cycle creates the ideal conditions for polyphenols in wilted leaves to form theaflavins, thearugibins, and other mixtures that contribute to the distinct flavours and colours of teas.
If the leaves are dry, oxidation slows because water is required for the cycle. To maintain ageing, an all-encompassing relative dampness of 95-98%RH at 20-26°C is required, and even a minor decrease in mugginess level will influence the process, decreasing tea production.
Humidification of other stages, such as in tea bag production to reduce electrostatic problems, also improve productivity. Tea consumption is increasing globally, and customers expect quality and choice. Manufacturers are under more pressure than ever before to meet demand while maintaining optimal quality. If you can't rely on the weather to provide the right conditions, Harley Humidikool ambient cooling humidification has been shown to provide profitable manufacturing environment with advanced machine humidification inside CFMs (patent published).
Customized Harley Humidikool™ System Layout in Tea Factory
Application in the Tea Fermenting Process
Ambient Cooling Humidification
- Rolling Room
- CFM Room
- Floor Fermenting Room
- Trough (Gumla) Fermenting Room
- Rack Fermenting Room
Advanced Machine Humidification
- CFM (Patent Published)
- Trough (Gumla)
Benefits of Harley Humidikool™ Humidification System
For CTC & Fermenting Room
- Reduction in Air Temperature
- Uniform Cooling and Humidification
- Better Fermentation
- No Dripping Problem, Lesser Bacteria, No Contamination
- Enabling of More Air Change in Processing Room
- Greater Area Coverage
- Easy and Minimal Maintenance
- Huge Energy Saving
- Option available for Sensor Controller
- Very Low Noise Level
- Customized Solution Offered
By Eliminating Mist Chamber
- Guaranteed 90% or more RH!
- No civil construction required
- Lesser space requirement
- No water deposition, better hygiene
- Much lesser power consumption
- Much lesser water consumption
- Easy and Minimal Maintenance
- Option available for Sensor Controller
- Customized Solution Offered
Working Principle
Harley Humidikool™
Harley Humidikool™ Systems work on the basis of Flash Evaporation principle. Based on the said principle, in order to maximize the cooling efficiency, our system employs a way to create the finest 0 - 5 micron mist, which is similar to natural fog.
The optimum amount of mist created also helps in increasing desired level of RH% in the specialized processes like tea fermentation with desired air changes.
INTRODUCTION TO 'EFFECTIVE HUMIDIFICATION WITHOUT MIST CHAMBER'
Now, with Harley Humidikool™ System, you can very effectively humidify the inside portions of CFM and Trough (Gumla) processes, without the requirement of Mist Chambers!
Disadvantages
- Insufficient Humidification (In Certain Conditions).
- Civil Construction Cost.
- Bad Hygiene Due To Deposited Water.
- Higher Power Consumption.
- Higher Water Consumption.
Advantages
- Guaranteed 90% Or More RH!
- No Civil Construction Required.
- No Space Required.
- No Water Deposition, Better Hygiene.
- Much Lesser Power Consumption.
- Much Lesser Water Consumption.
Tea Research Association (TRA) TOCKLAI
Observations upon Harley Humidikool™ Humidification Systems since 2019 in MTF Jorhat By Tea Research Association (TRA) TOCKLAI.
- 70 sets of trials were taken during tea processing, both with and without the system in operation.
- System achieved humidity of 91.8% to 95.9% inside the fermenting room (prevailing ambient humidity levels from 71.9% to 74.40%).
- Spot humidifiers are often found to be inadequate in preventing moisture loss.
- The appearance of the treated samples on fermentation bed was very bright and the made teas were preferred by the tasters.
- Observations were more pronounced on days of low ambient humidity.
- Tasters’ scores on made tea were significantly higher with respect to brightness,briskness, strength and quality, compared to the control samples.
Benefits of Harley Humidikool™ Humidification in tea production include
With improved fermentation, proper humidity control in a tea factory will raise the product's market value.Tea leaves retain moisture, which speeds up the biological processes that produce better liquid and density.
Some of Our Esteemed Customers
Here is a list of some of our prestigious clients who have reposed their faith in us for all kinds of industrial applications of Harley Humidikool™
“F. Harley’s systems are very effective in controlling & maintaining humidity to desired levels in tea fermenting areas. l have also used them to great advantage in bringing down temperatures in the processing rooms by increasing humidity. This is helping even more today with rise in temperatures & sudden dry spells.