Food Plant Design and Pilot Demonstration

At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. describe the construction and operating principles of food and beverage processing plants, handling and packaging systems using engineering terminologies; 2. design food processing plants, and undertake feasibility studies; 3. explain boilers, water supply and waste disposal systems; 4. discuss types, causes and preventive measures of industrial accidents; and 5. apply first aid measures to industrial accident victims.

Plant layout and design in the food industry. Location of materials handling systems. Optimum design of food processing plants. Technical feasibility study of food processing operations. Review of the economics of process design and optimisation. Detailed process flow sheets, mass and energy balance calculations. Boilers, water supply and waste disposal systems. Group project work in a specific food process and submission of technical reports. Industrial safety (safety devices and procedures in the plant). Types, causes and preventive measures of industrial accidents. First aid measures for industrial accident victims.