Device and method for separation of cheese and whey during cheese manufacture

摘要

An in-line static separator for separating whey from curd having a screen with an inlet end and a outlet end and a substantially uninterrupted perimeter defining a flow cavity. The in-line separator includes a flow directing element fixedly positioned within the flow cavity. The flow directing element forces the curd and whey toward the perimeter of the screen such that the whey passes through the screen while the curd flows through the flow cavity and exits the screen through the outlet end thereby separating whey from curd.