The first of its kind to address the ancillary equipment that allows processing lines in food production to operate, this book offers a comprehensive look at food plant operations. With clear, easy-to-understand language, this book details the bits and pieces that keep systems running and explains how they fit within the bigger picture. Each engineering system is discussed, with a focus on lean principles, sustainability, and the balancing of resources, environmental impact, and conservation of natural resources. There is also a focus on communication within a manufacturing plant. A website with student and teacher materials is included, upon purchase.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Introduction to the systems approach and lean manufacturing
Chapter 2 : Units and Dimensions
Chapter 3 : General Calculations
Chapter 4 : Properties of Fluids
Chapter 5 : Pumps
Chapter 6 : Thermodynamics
Chapter 7 : Electrical Systems
Chapter 8 : Heating Systems for Processing Plants
Chapter 9 : Steam Generation
Chapter 10 : Refrigeration and Freezing
Chapter 11 : Water and Waste Systems
Chapter 12 : Materials Handling
Chapter 13 : Manufacturing Plant Design
Chapter 14 : Safety
Chapter 15 : Industrial communication
Index
