Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : FP4211 : Process Control and instrumentation in Food industry { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Arun Prasath Venugopal
Syllabus
Instruments for temperature, pressure, humidity measurements- types, calibration. Pressure gauge, basic concept of pneumatic pressure transmitter, pressure current and pressure resistance transducers. Positive displacement meter, Weight measurement- mechanical scale, electronic tank scale, conveyor scale, measurement of specific gravity, measurement of humidity, measurement of viscosity, measurement of density, automatic valves. Definition of process control, simple system analysis, dynamic behavior of simple process, Laplace transform, process control hardware. Frequency response analysis, frequency response characteristics, Bode diagram and Nyquist plots and stability analysis. Ionization techniques, scanning technique, application of GC/MS, LC/MS / FAB/MS /MS/MS and Linked scan techniques. Basic principles of chromatography. Paper chromatography, thin layer chromatography, HPLC (High performance liquid chromatography), Gas chromatography, Application in food analysis. Spectrophotometry introduction and principles- Atomic absorption spectroscopy. Electromagnetic spectrum – The NMR Phenomenon – Types of information provided by NMR spectra, NMR –application of NMR to Food analysis. Operating procedures and application in analysis of foods: FTIR, XRF, Differential Scanning Calorimeter, XRD, SEM, TEM, water activity, textural analyzer, e –sensors, biosensors, Nitrogen analyzers.
Course Objectives
- To learn process control and instrumentation in food processing industry
Course Outcomes
Students will be familiarize with the process control and instrumentations used in food processing industry.
Essential Reading
- D. Pearson, The Chemical Analysis of Foods, Churchill Livingstone, New York
- Donal R Coughanowr, Process System Analysis and Control, McGraw Hill
Supplementary Reading
- B. K. Sharma, Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis, Goel Publishing House, New Delhi
- W Bolton, Instrumentation and Control Systems, Elsevier Science & Technology