Key words
material and energy balances, mechanical transport and storage of materials, mechanical processing, mechanical separation, psychrometry.
Objectives
The main objective of the course is to study the dimensions and functions of production and processing units in the agri-food industry. Students should be able to position those unit processes in production schemes within the agri-food processing chain.
Topics
- Overview of the unit processes involved in the processing of raw materials for the agri-food industry, involving the analysis of production schemes of different processes.
- Material and energy balances.
- Transport of materials and fluids, pumps.
- Storgae and drying of materials: humidity, Mollier diagram and drying equipment
- Mechanical seperation proceses: sieving, centrifugation, pressing, filtration, clyclones – principles, applications and equipment
- Size reduction and size enlargement: principles, applications and equipment
- Mixing products: principles, applications and equipment
Prerequisites
Final competencies acquired for 'Mathematics I , II and III' and 'Fysics I, II and III'
Final Objectives
Students are able to set up a production scheme and to analyse all steps in the productions scheme and to define every unit process within the production scheme. They should also be capable of solving simple problems with respect to capacity, energy use, dimensions,… of these processes and to recognize and describe the equipment.
General Competence:
To have an exploring and investigating attitude.
Materials used
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Cursusnota’s Unit operations in the agri-food industry”
Exercises are included
Food Processing Handbook (2006). Brennan J.G. (Ed.), Wiley-VCH verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Duitsland, pp. 582. ISBN: 978-3-527-30719-7
Handbook of Food Processing Equipment (2002). Saravacos G.D. & Kostaropoulos A.E., Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, USA, pp. 698. ISBN: 0-306-47276-7
Study costs
Cost: 10.0 EUR
Study guidance
Questions may be asked after class o rafter an appointment
Teaching Methods
Lectures: 24 h
C-hours: exercises (applications of the theory): 12 h
Assessment
Written exam, with a weight coefficient of
Consult the addenda of the department on the regulation of education and exams for specific modalities.
Lecturer(s)
Nicolas GRYSON
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