Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : FP6372 : Post-Harvest Engineering Laboratory { 0-0-3 / 2}
Subject Nature : Practical
Coordinator : Prof. Sabyasachi Mishra
Syllabus
Milling of rice, wheat and pulses - Estimation of milling yield and performance characteristics of equipment used. Cleaning, sorting, grading and processing of fruit and vegetables. Food packaging material evaluation for water vapour transmission range, gas permeability (O2, N2 and CO2). Particle size analysis and energy requirement in communition. Flow properties of powders. Measurement of rupture angle and angle of interagranular friction of grains and powders. Estimation and measurement of flow rate, power requirement and pressure developed in single screw and twin screw extruder.
Course Objectives
- To understand about various processing operations of agricultural materials.
Course Outcomes
An ability to conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data in food processing sector.
Essential Reading
- Amalendu Chakraverty, Arun S. Mujumdar, G. S. Vijaya Raghavan and Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy, Handbook of Post Harvest Technology – Cerel, Fruits, Vegetables, Tea and Spices, MARCEL DEKKER, INC. NEW YORK
- K M Sahay and K K Singh, Unit Operation of Agricultural Processing, Vikas Publishing House Pvt Ltd.
Supplementary Reading
- Gustavo V. Barbosa-C´anovas, Enrique Ortega-Rivas, Pablo Juliano and Hong Yan, FOOD POWDERS -Physical Properties, Processing, and Functionality., . Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York
- Sharon Pastor Simson and Martha C. Straus, Post-harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops, Oxford Book Company, Jaipur. India