Dairy Unit Operations

In a two-stage milk homogenizer, the purpose of the second stage operating at lower pressure ($3-5\text{ MPa}$) is to:

Options:

• (A) Break up fat globule clusters (agglomerates) formed immediately after the intense first stage
• (B) Cool the milk to $4^\circ\text{C}$
• (C) Filter out dirt
• (D) Double the flow rate