AI6401 - UNIT OPERATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

AI6401 - UNIT OPERATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

AI6401

UNIT OPERATIONS IN AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING

 LPTC

3003

OBJECTIVES:
• The students would be exposed to the fundamental knowledge in Evaporation, Filtration, Sedimentation, Processing, Sieve analysis, Crystallization and Distillation in processing of agricultural produce.

UNIT I

EVAPORATION AND CONCENTRATION

9

Unit operations in food processing –conservation of mass and energy – overall view of an engineering process-dimensions and units – dimensional and unit consistency – dimensionless ratios-evaporation – definition – liquid characteristics – single and multiple effect evaporation- performance of evaporators and boiling point elevation – capacity – economy and heat balance- types of evaporators – once through and circulation evaporators – short tube evaporators and long tube evaporators – agitated film evaporator

UNIT II

FILTRATION AND SEDIMENTATION

9

Filtration – definition –filter media – types and requirements-constant rate filtration – constant pressure filtration – filter cake resistance-filtration equipment – rotary vacuum filter – filter press- sedimentation – gravitational sedimentation of particles in a fluid – Stoke‟s law, sedimentation of particles in gas-cyclones – settling under sedimentation and gravitational sedimentation-centrifugal separations – rate of separations – liquid – liquid separation – centrifuge equipment.


UNIT III

SIZE REDUCTION

9

Size reduction – grinding and cutting – principles of comminuting – characteristics of comminuted products – particle size distribution in comminuted products-energy and power requirements in comminuting – crushing efficiency – Rittinger‟s, Bond‟s and Kick‟s laws for crushing-size reduction equipments – crushers – jaw crusher, gyratory crusher-crushing rolls – grinders – hammer mills – rolling compression mills - attrition, rod, ball and tube mills – construction and operation.

UNIT IV

PROCESSING

9

Contact equilibrium separation processes – concentrations – gas-liquid and solid-liquid equilibrium – equilibrium concentration relationships – operating conditions-calculation of separation in contact – equilibrium processes-gas absorption – rate of gas absorption – stage – equilibrium gas – absorption equipment-properties of tower packing – types – construction – flow through packed towers-extraction – rate of extraction – stage equilibrium extraction-equipment for leaching coarse solids – intermediate solids – basket extractor-extraction of fine material – Dorr agitator – continuous leaching – decantation systems – extraction towers-washing – equipments

UNIT V

CRYSTALLISATION AND DISTILLATION

9

Crystallization-Equilibrium –Rate of crystal growth stage-Equilibrium crystallization-Crystallizers- Equipment-Classification- Construction and operation – Crystallizers-Tank-Agitated batch- Swenson-Walker and Vacuum crystallizers-Distillation-Binary mixtures-Flash and differential distillation-Steam distillation –Theory-Continuous distillation with rectification –Vacuum distillation - Batch distillation-Operation and process-Advantages and limitation-Distillation equipments- Construction and operation-Factors influencing the operation.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Earle, R.L., “Unit operations in Food Processing”, Pergamon Press, Oxford, U.K, 1985.
2. McCabe, W.L., and Smith, J.C., “Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering”, Mc-Graw-Hill Inc., Kosaido Printing Ltd., Tokyo, 1990.

REFERENCE:
1. Coulson, J.M., and Richardson, J.F., “Chemical Engineering”, Vol. 1, The Pergamon Press, New York, 1977.

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