Handbook of Food Processing Equipment, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002 Food Engineering Series

Recent publications in food engineering concern mainly food process engi­ neering, which is related to chemical engineering, and deals primarily with unit operations and unit processes, as applied to the wide variety of food processing operations. Relatively less attention is paid to the design and operation of food processing equipment, which is necessary to carry out all of the food processes in the food plant. Significant technical advances on processing equipment have been made by the manufacturers, as evidenced by the efficient modem food pro­ cessing plants. There is a need to relate advances in process engineering to proc­ ess equipment, and vice versa. This book is an attempt to apply the established principles of transport phe­ nomena and unit operations to the design, selection, and operation of food pro­ cessing equipment. Since food processing equipment is still designed empiri­ cally, due to the complexity of the processes and the uncertainty of food properties, description of some typical industrial units is necessary to understand the operating characteristics. Approximate values and data are used for illustra­ tive purposes, since there is an understandable lack of published industrial data.

1—Design of Food Processes and Food Processing Plants.- I. Introduction.- II. Overview of Chemical Process and Plant Design.- III. Design of Food Processes.- IV. Food Plant Design.- References.- 2—Design and Selection of Food Processing Equipment.- I. Introduction.- II. Sizing and Costing of Equipment.- III. Materials of Construction.- IV Fabrication of Equipment.- V. Hygienic Design of Food Processing Equipment.- VI. Selection of Food Processing Equipment.- Directories of Equipment.- Directories of Food Equipment.- Exhibitions of Food Process Equipment.- References.- 3—Mechanical Transport and Storage Equipment.- I. Introduction.- II. Mechnical Transport Equipment.- III. Food Storage Equipment.- References.- 4—Mechanical Processing Equipment.- I. Introduction.- II. Size Reduction.- III. Size Enlargement.- IV Homogenization.- V. Mixing and Forming.- References.- 5—Mechanical Separation Equipment.- I. Introduction.- II. Classification Operations.- III. Solid/Solid Separations.- IV. Solid/Liquid Separators.- V. Solid/Air Separators.- VI. Removal of Food-Related Parts.- References.- 6—Heat Transfer Equipment.- I. Introduction.- II. Heat Transfer Coefficients.- III. Empirical Correlations of h.- IV. Heat Exchangers.- References.- 7—Food Evaporation Equipment.- I. Introduction.- II. Heat Transfer in Evaporators.- III. Food Quality Considerations.- IV. Food Evaporators.- V Energy-Saving Evaporation Systems.- VI. Evaporator Components.- References.- 8—Food Dehydration Equipment.- I. Introduction.- II. Principles of Drying.- III. Design and Selection of Food Dryers.- IV. Energy and Cost Considerations of Drying.- References.- 9—Refrigeration and Freezing Equipment.- I. Introduction.- II. Refrigeration Equipment.- III. Cooling of Foods.- IV Freezing of Foods.-V. Cold Storage.- VI. Ice Manufacturing.- References.- 10—Thermal Processing Equipment.- I. Introduction.- II. Kinetics of Thermal Inactivation.- III. Heat Transfer Considerations.- IV. Thermal Process Calculations.- V. Thermal Processing Equipment.- References.- 11—Mass Transfer Equipment.- I. Introduction.- II. Distillation Equipment.- III. Solvent Extraction/Leaching Equipment.- IV Gas/Liquid Absorption Equipment.- V. Adsorption and Ion-Exchange Equipment.- VI. Crystallization from Solution Equipment.- References.- 12—Equipment for Novel Food Processes.- I. Introduction.- II. Membrane Separation Equipment.- III. Supercritical Fluid Extraction.- IV Crystallization from Melt.- V. Nonthermal Food Preservation.- References.- 13—Food Packaging Equipment.- I. Introduction.- II. Preparation of Food Containers.- III. Filling Equipment.- IV. Closing Equipment.- V. Aseptic Packaging.- VI. Group Packaging.- References.- Appendix A—Notation and Conversion of Units.- Appendix B—Selected Tbermopbysical Properties.- Appendix C—Control of Food Processing Equipment.- Appendix D—Food Plant Utilities.- Appendix E—Manufacturers and Suppliers of Food Equipment.

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