Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : FP4271 : Food Process Equipment and Plant Design Laboratory { 0-0-3 / 2}
Subject Nature : Practical
Coordinator : Prof. Rama Chandra Pradhan
Syllabus
Study of materials for fabrication, mechanical properties, ductility, hardness, corrosion, protective coatings, corrosion prevention linings equipment, choice of materials, material codes. Design Consid-erations: Stresses created due to static and dynamic loads, combined stresses, design stresses and theories of failure, safety factor, temperature effects, radiation effects, effects of fabrication method, economic considerations. Design of Pressure and Storage Vessels. Design of Heat Exchangers. Design of Evaporators and Crystallizers. Design of Agitators Separators for liquid foods. Design of Equipment Components. Design of Freezing Equipment, Dryer, Conveyors, Elevators, Extruders. Study of hazards and safety considerations in designing process equipment. Food processing plant design: Feasibility Study, Plant Location, Plant Size, Procedures for estimation of economic plant size (breakeven analysis and optimization), estimation of volume of production for each product. Utilities and Sanitation in Pro-cessing Plant. Product and Process Design. Plant Layout design, Planning and Design of Service Facilities and Plant Surroundings, Design and installation of piping system. Selection of Equipment. Workers Safety and Health Aspects. Building and Building Materials selection for food plants.
Course Objectives
- To acquire basic understanding of design parameters, design procedures for food process equipment and their attachments in food processing plant.
Course Outcomes
An ability to identify, formulate and solve food engineering and food safety problems.
Essential Reading
- V V Mahajani and S B Umarji, Joshi's Process Equipment Design, Trinity Press
- F C Villbrandt and C E Dryden, Chemical Engineering Plant Design, McGraw-Hill
Supplementary Reading
- J.M. Moore, Plant Layout and Design, The Mcmillan company
- Brownell and Young, Process equipment design, John Willey