Fundamentals of Processing and Food Engineering

This book presents an integrated approach to the Post Harvest Technology, Processing and Food Engineering, Dairy Engineering as related to agricultural development with an emphasis on the Agricultural Engineering aspects. The main topics covered in this book are: basic terminology; engineering properties; heat and mass transfer; material handling; post-harvest unit operation; storage engineering; processing technology and machinery; food packaging; dairy engineering; design of processing machinery; agricultural structures; agri-project planning and management; aquaculture. The book contains brief one liner, multiple choices and match the columns. Many of these questions have already been asked in various competitive exams. The authors are hopeful that the book will prove to be useful in degree program related to Agricultural Engineering, Food Technology/Engineering, Processing and Food Engineering, Dairy Technology/Engineering etc.The book is intended to prove useful for students appearing for competitive exams like JRE, SRF, NET, ARS, GATE, Various University entrance etc.