AG31008: Post Harvest Engineering
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| Course name | Post Harvest Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Offered by | Agricultural & Food Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L-T-P | 3-1-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Semester | Spring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syllabus
Syllabus mentioned in ERP
Principles and machinery involved in cleaning and grading; Separation efficiency of grain cleaners and graders; Hydrothermal treatment and conditioning of grains; Principles and equipments for milling of cereals, pulses and oil seeds; Psychrometry: Humidification and dehumidification systems and their design; Principles of grain drying: Equilibrium moisture content and water activity; Constant rate and falling rate period drying; Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer in Single Grain and Grains in Bulk: Thin layer and deep bed drying; Grain dryers and Mathematical modeling of crop drying systems; Principles and practices of grain storage: Types and functional requirements of storage structures, handling and conveying equipment design.