Fden.3210 COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING OF FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (1+1)
OBJECTIVE:
To introduce modern techniques and trend in computer aided design and drafting and to equip the students in preparing technical drawing using standard CAD software.
In this course AutoCAD will be used as the CAD software for preparation of drawings.
The course covers Introduction to CAD, CAD working environment, Drawing commands, Modifying commands, productivity enhancement tools and techniques, preparation of 2D and 3D drawings.
Fden2205 Food Process Engineering (2+1)
Course syllabus
Fden.2205 FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING (2+1)
Introduction, Scope and importance of food processing-National and international perspective- sensory characteristics and nutritional properties of food- Texture, terms- sensory measurements. Physical and functional properties of raw material- preparation for food processing- Energy conservation- Material and energy balance – Problems.
Processing methods -Heat processing - methods of applying heat to food - sterilization Thermo bacteriology - Blanching and Pasteurization. Low temperature preservation- Freezing, Concentration - Freeze concentration - freezing and storage of frozen products - ohmic heating-.Canning- fermentation- extrusion cooking- hydrostatic pressure cooking- micro wave processing, - dielectric heating of foods , aseptic processing Infra red radiation processing- Concepts and equipment used.
Drying -Moisture content- definition, methods of determination- direct and indirect methods. Equilibrium moisture content- Hysterises effect- Psychrometry- properties of air, water- vapour mixer, problems in psychrometry. Drying-mechanisms-constant rate period and falling rate period- methods and equipment used- factors affecting rate of drying - water activity - classification of dryers - tray, and freeze dryers, osmotic dehydration- foam mat drying
Mixing of solids, pastes and liquids - characteristics of mixtures - blending - emulsification - equipments - liquid, pastes, plastic masses - dry powders - criteria of mixer effectiveness - mixing index. Food conservation operation -Size reduction- Fibrous foods, dry foods and liquid foods. Material handling - types of handling and conveying system for food products and their design- Belt conveyor, screw conveyor, bucket elevator and pneumatic conveyor.
Fden3208 Energy for Food Industries (1+1)
course syllabus
Fden.3208 ENERGY FOR FOOD INDUSTRIES (1+1)
Energy basic concepts - energy sources - renewable and non renewable - statistics of world and Indian energy scenario - food industry, energy auditing - Management of energy sources - efficiency and utilisation - solar energy - drying of agricultural food products - water heating - solar distillation - power generation through photovoltaic system - fuel efficiency and performance of furnaces. Biomass gasification - application in food industry. Heat energy recovery and waste heat utilization - energy from vegetable and municipal solid waste - Wind energy for pumping and electrical power generation.