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🍯 Energy, Water and Resource Efficiency in Honey Processing

Tune warming-cabinet temperature, batch throughput, heat recovery and CIP water reuse in a 3D honey extraction line and watch live energy and water intensity respond.

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A 3D honey extraction line — extraction, warming, settling, filtration and bottling — with animated flow particles tracing honey, waste heat and recycled wash water so you can see how a few operating decisions move energy and water use per kilogram.

🔬 What It Demonstrates

Warming-cabinet temperature and heat recovery drive energy intensity, while CIP water reuse drives water intensity; batch throughput changes how those fixed losses are spread per kilogram of honey produced.

🎮 How to Use

Raise or lower the warming temperature and watch the cabinet glow and energy gauge respond. Toggle heat recovery to route waste heat back into the line, and drag the CIP reuse slider to grow or shrink the blue water-recycling loop.

💡 Did You Know?

Because honey is hygroscopic and heat-sensitive, many processors deliberately cap warming cabinets around 35–40°C rather than heating faster and hotter — a choice that protects flavour and enzymes while also using less energy per kilogram.

⚙ Under the hood

A 3D honey extraction line (extraction, warming, settling, filtration, bottling) with animated particles tracing honey flow, waste heat and recycled CIP water; sliders for warming temperature, batch throughput and water reuse plus a heat-recovery toggle drive live energy (kWh/kg) and water (L/kg) intensity readouts.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install