73552 - Laboratory Of Food Processing Plants M

Learning outcomes

Engineering approach to the implementation and operation of processes typical of food industries, through both laboratory apparatus reproduction and numerical simulation, with comparison to industrial reality.

Course contents

**Recommended Prerequisites**

Students enrolling in this course should be familiar with material and energy balances, heat transfer mechanisms, and basic chemical kinetics. Proficiency in using spreadsheet software is also required.

All lectures will be conducted in Italian, so understanding Italian is necessary to successfully follow the course and use the provided teaching materials. Some of the teaching materials will be in English.

**Program**

The course, held in a computer lab, will address typical design problems related to equipment used in the food industry, focusing on:

- Thermal and UV sterilization
- Bioproduction of typical food industry products using batch and fed-batch reactors
- Techniques for the production of Sherry and balsamic vinegar

For each topic, after a brief review of concepts from the course "Unit Operations in the Food Industry," one or more design problems will be proposed to be solved using specific software in the computer lab. Attention will also be given to energy and economic optimization aspects of the studied processes.

Readings/Bibliography

Fundamentals of Food Process Engineering by R.T.Toledo,Aspen publishers inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland 1999

Chemical Engineering for the Food Industry, by Fryer, Pyle and Rielly, Blackie Academic & Professional, 1997.

Introduction to Food Engineering, by Singh and Heldmann, Academic Press Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993.

Teaching methods

- PowerPoint presentations related to the covered topics.
- Simulation programs on the computer.
- Computer lab exercises.
- Study of exemplary cases.

All course materials will be made available on Virtuale.

Given the type of activities and teaching methods used, attendance in this course requires that all students complete Modules 1 and 2 of safety training in study environments, available online at [https://elearning-sicurezza.unibo.it/].

Assessment methods

Learning assessment is conducted through the production of a written report, in which students must explain the problems addressed, the resolution techniques used, and the results obtained.

Passing the exam, which is a pass/fail assessment, will be granted to students who demonstrate mastery and operational capability regarding the key concepts of the course. Specifically, for each proposed exercise, a clear presentation of the resolution methodology and results is required, along with a discussion of the results in the context of the relevant theoretical elements.

Teaching tools

The theoretical elements related to each exercise, along with the guide for solving the exercise, will be made available on Virtuale before the exercise itself.

Students will solve the exercises using computer tools.

Office hours

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