This document discusses optimizing cleaning-in-place (CIP) systems to minimize costs. Key points include:
1. CIP optimization involves minimizing inputs like water, effluent, energy, chemicals, and production time. Proper system and program design can achieve this.
2. Knowing the volume of liquid in the CIP circuit, including vessels and lines, allows for predicting chemical and water losses.
3. Effective flow metering or conductivity detection helps manage liquid interfaces and reduces losses to below 10% of circuit volume for vessel cleans and 5% for line cleans.