Introduction to Food Process Engineering

Introduction to Food Process Engineering treats the principles of processing in a scientifically rigorous yet concise manner, and can be used as a lead in to more specialized texts for higher study. It is equally relevant to those in the food industry who desire a greater understanding of the princi...

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Autor Principal: Smith, P. G.
Formato: Livre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US [20..].
Cham : Springer Nature
Edición:2.
Series:Food Science Text Series
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Edition sous un autre format:• Introduction to Food Process Engineering, Texte imprimé, 9781441976611
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  • Preface 1. An introduction to food process technology 2. Dimensions, quantities and units 3. Thermodynamics and equilibrium 4. Material and energy balances 5. The fundamentals of rate processes 6. The flow of food fluids 7. Heat processing of foods 8. Mass Transfer 9. Psychrometry 10. Thermal processing of foods 11. Low temperature preservation 12. Evaporation and drying 13. Solids processing and particle manufacture 14. Mixing and separation 15. Mass transfer operations 16. Minimal processing technology Appendix A: List of unit prefixes; Greek alphabet Appendix B: Fundamental and derived SI units; Conversion factors Appendix C: Derivation of a dimensionless correlation for film heat transfer coefficients Appendix D: Properties of saturated water and water vapour Appendix E: Derivation of logarithmic mean temperature difference Appendix F: Derivation of Fourier's first law of conduction Answers to problems Index