
Book Companion
Introduction to Food Engineering
Edition 5
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Interactivities by Chapter
Chapter 1. Introduction
Calculator—Example 1.1 Conversions from English Units to SI Units
Animation—Figure 1.3 A system with a flexible boundary.
Calculator—Example 1.4 Convert Moisture Content from % Wet Basis to % Dry Basis
Chapter 2. Fluid Flow in Food Processing
Video—Removing lid from the lobe-type positive displacement pump
Calculator—Example 2.1 Predict the Viscosity of a Liquid Food
Calculator—Example 2.3 Predict Average Velocity and Mass Flow Rate of Beer
Animation—Figure 2.13 Laminar, transitional, and turbulent flow in a pipe.
Calculator—Example 2.4 Predict Maximum Time to Fill a Tank
Calculator—Example 2.6 Predict the Fraction of Pipe that Represents the Entrance Region
Calculator—Example 2.7 Predict Velocities in a Cylindrical Pipe
Calculator—Example 2.9 Predict Discharge Velocity of Wine and the Time Required to Empty the Tank
Calculator—Example 2.10 Predict Maximum Height of Hill to Siphon Water Without Cavitation, T = 30C
Calculator—Example 2.11 Predict Power Requirements of a Pump
Animation—Figure 2.21 A centrifugal pump.
Calculator—Example 2.14 Predict Pump Suitability using Available Net Positive Suction Head (NPSHA)
Calculator—Example 2.16 Predict Pump Performance if Operated at 3500 rpm
Animation—Figure 2.35 A pitot tube used to measure velocity of a fluid flowing in a pipe.
Calculator—Example 2.17 Predict Velocity of Water Flow in a Pipe
Animation—Figure 2.36 An orifice plate used to measure fluid flow.
Calculator—Example 2.19 Predict the Viscosity of Honey
Calculator—Example 2.20 Predict the Liquid Viscosity
Animation—Figure 2.46 Plot of velocity ratio vs generalized Reynolds numbers.
Calculator—Example 2.23 Predict Flow Properties of a Non-Newtonian Fluid
Calculator—Example 2.24 Predict Pumping Requirements
Video—A vane-type anemometer being used to measure air speed
Virtual Experiment—Temperature Sensors — Response Time of Thermocouples
Chapter 3. Resource Sustainability
Video—A movie clip of the hydroelectric dam
Video—A movie clip of the wind turbines
Calculator—Example 3.1 Predict the Volume and Enthalpy of Steam
Calculator—Example 3.2 Predict Mass and Volume Flow Rates of Steam
Calculator—Example 3.3 Predict Enthalpy Values of Saturated and Superheated Steam
Chapter 4. Heat Transfer in Food Processing
Animation—Figure 4.2 (a) Plate heat exchanger. (b) Schematic view of fluid flow between plates.
Animation—Figure 4.4 A five-stage plate pasteurizer for processing milk.
Animation—Figure 4.6A Schematic illustration of a tubular heat exchanger.
Animation—Figure 4.8 A shell-and-tube heat exchanger.
Calculator—Example 4.1 Predict Cooling Load in Walk-In Chamber Caused by Heat Evolution
Calculator—Example 4.2 Predict thermal conductivity
Animation—Figure 4.13 Convective heat flow from the surface of a flat plate.
Animation—Figure 4.15 Heat transfer in a wall, also shown with a thermal resistance circuit.
Calculator—Example 4.7 Predict the Rate of Heat Transfer using the Thermal Resistance Concept
Calculator—Example 4.9 Predict the Temperature of the Interface Between Steel and Insulation
Calculator—Example 4.11 Predict the Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient
Calculator—Example 4.12 Predict the Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient
Animation—Figure 4.25 Heat transfer from the outside of a heated pipe due to natural convection.
Calculator—Example 4.19 Predict Average Overall and Convective Heat Transfer Coefficients
Calculator—Example 4.23 Predict the Radiative Heat Transfer Received
Calculator—Example 4.24 Predict Temperature During Heating of Tomato Juice
Animation—Figure 4.35A Temperature at the geometric center of a sphere of radius dc.
Animation—Figure 4.40 Heating rate parameter, fh, as a function of Biot number.
Animation—Figure 4.44 Movement of a dipole in an electrical field.
Animation—Figure 4.45 Major components of a microwave oven.
Virtual Experiment—Convective Heat Transfer — Determining Heat Transfer Coefficient in Air and Water
Chapter 5. Preservation Processes
Video—A laboratory-scale high pressure unit
Video—A laboratory-scale pulsed electric field system
Chapter 6. Refrigeration
Animation—Figure 6.3 A mechanical vapor-compression refrigeration system.
Animation—Figure 6.15 An automatic expansion valve.
Chapter 7. Food Freezing
Video—Preparation of salmon filets for freezing in a frozen food plant
Video—Freezing salmon in a frozen food plant
Animation—Figure 7.1 Schematic diagram of an indirect-contact freezing system.
Animation—Figure 7.2 Schematic illustration of a plate freezing system.
Animation—Figure 7.4 Continuous air-blast freezing system.
Animation—Figure 7.6 Schematic diagram of a direct-contact freezing system.
Video—Freezing foods in a spiral freezer
Animation—Figure 7.7 A fluidized-bed freezing system.
Animation—Figure 7.8 Schematic illustration of an immersion freezing system.
Animation—Figure 7.16 Use of Plank’s equation in determining freezing time.
Calculator—Example 7.1 Predict Freezing Time using Plank's equation
Calculator—Example 7.2 Predict Freezing time using Pham's method
Calculator—Example 7.3 Predict shape factor of a solid object
Chapter 8. Evaporation
Animation—Figure 8.1 Schematic diagram of a single-effect evaporator.
Animation—Figure 8.2 Schematic diagram of a triple-effect evaporator.
Animation—Figure 8.4 A batch-type pan evaporator.
Animation—Figure 8.5 A natural-circulation evaporator.
Animation—Figure 8.6 A rising-film evaporator.
Animation—Figure 8.7 A falling-film evaporator.
Animation—Figure 8.8 A rising/falling-film evaporator.
Animation—Figure 8.9 A forced-circulation evaporator.
Chapter 9. Psychrometrics
Calculator—Example 9.1 Predict the Specific Volume of Air
Calculator—Example 9.3 Predict Psychrometric Properties
Calculator—Example 9.4 Predict Psychrometric Properties
Animation—Figure 9.2 A skeleton psychrometric chart.
Animation—Figure E9.2A A psychrometric chart with conditions of air given in Example 9.5.
Calculator—Example 9.5 Predict Psychrometric Properties
Animation—Figure 9.3A A heating process A–B shown on a psychrometric chart.
Animation—Figure 9.4 Mixing of air in equal parts shown on a psychrometric chart.
Animation—Figure 9.5 Drying (or adiabatic saturation) process shown on a psychrometric chart.
Chapter 10. Mass Transfer
Calculator—Example 10.1 Predict Rate of Water Evaporation
Calculator—Example 10.2 Predict Rate of Water Evaporation Using Partial Pressures
Calculator—Example 10.4 Predict the Mass Transfer Coefficient
Virtual Experiment—Water Absorption — Modeling Water Absorption in Pasta
Chapter 11. Membrane Separation
Animation—Figure 11.1 Use of membrane systems to separate substances of different-sized molecules.
Animation—Figure 11.4 The movement of ions in ion-selective membranes.
Calculator—Example 11.1 Predict the Osmotic Pressure of Orange Juice Using the Van't Hoff Equation
Calculator—Example 11.2 Predict the Osmotic Pressure of Orange Juice using the Gibb's Relationship
Animation—Figure 11.8 Separation process in a pressure-driven membrane system.
Animation—Figure 11.12 A tubular membrane system.
Chapter 12. Dehydration
Calculator—Example 12.2 Predict the Time when the Falling-Rate Drying Period Begins
Animation—Figure 12.4 Schematic illustration of a cabinet-type tray drier.
Animation—Figure 12.5 Cabinet dryer with vacuum.
Animation—Figure 12.6 Schematic illustration of a concurrent-flow tunnel dryer.
Animation—Figure 12.7 Schematic illustration of a countercurrent-flow tunnel dryer.
Animation—Figure 12.8 Schematic illustration of a fluidized-bed dryer.
Animation—Figure 12.9 Schematic illustration of a spray-drying system.
Calculator—Example 12.6 Predict Falling-Rate Drying Time of a Noodle
Calculator—Example 12.8 Predict the Drying Time for Coffee Concentrate
Virtual Experiment—Sorption Phenomena in Foods — Determining Sorption Isotherms of Corn
Chapter 13. Supplemental Processes
Calculator—Example 13.1 Constant- Rate Filtration
Calculator—Example 13.2 Constant- Pressure Filtration
Calculator—Example 13.6 Centrifugal Separation
Chapter 14. Extrusion Processes for Foods
Calculator—Example 14.1 Mass flow rate of extrudatte through a die
Chapter 15. Packaging Concepts
Animation—Figure 15.2 Mass transfer of a gas through a polymeric material.
Interactivities by Type
Animations
Chapter 1. Introduction
Animation—Figure 1.3 A system with a flexible boundary.
Chapter 2. Fluid Flow in Food Processing
Animation—Figure 2.13 Laminar, transitional, and turbulent flow in a pipe.
Animation—Figure 2.21 A centrifugal pump.
Animation—Figure 2.35 A pitot tube used to measure velocity of a fluid flowing in a pipe.
Animation—Figure 2.36 An orifice plate used to measure fluid flow.
Animation—Figure 2.46 Plot of velocity ratio vs generalized Reynolds numbers.
Chapter 4. Heat Transfer in Food Processing
Animation—Figure 4.2 (a) Plate heat exchanger. (b) Schematic view of fluid flow between plates.
Animation—Figure 4.4 A five-stage plate pasteurizer for processing milk.
Animation—Figure 4.6A Schematic illustration of a tubular heat exchanger.
Animation—Figure 4.8 A shell-and-tube heat exchanger.
Animation—Figure 4.13 Convective heat flow from the surface of a flat plate.
Animation—Figure 4.15 Heat transfer in a wall, also shown with a thermal resistance circuit.
Animation—Figure 4.25 Heat transfer from the outside of a heated pipe due to natural convection.
Animation—Figure 4.35A Temperature at the geometric center of a sphere of radius dc.
Animation—Figure 4.40 Heating rate parameter, fh, as a function of Biot number.
Animation—Figure 4.44 Movement of a dipole in an electrical field.
Animation—Figure 4.45 Major components of a microwave oven.
Chapter 6. Refrigeration
Animation—Figure 6.3 A mechanical vapor-compression refrigeration system.
Animation—Figure 6.15 An automatic expansion valve.
Chapter 7. Food Freezing
Animation—Figure 7.1 Schematic diagram of an indirect-contact freezing system.
Animation—Figure 7.2 Schematic illustration of a plate freezing system.
Animation—Figure 7.4 Continuous air-blast freezing system.
Animation—Figure 7.6 Schematic diagram of a direct-contact freezing system.
Animation—Figure 7.7 A fluidized-bed freezing system.
Animation—Figure 7.8 Schematic illustration of an immersion freezing system.
Animation—Figure 7.16 Use of Plank’s equation in determining freezing time.
Chapter 8. Evaporation
Animation—Figure 8.1 Schematic diagram of a single-effect evaporator.
Animation—Figure 8.2 Schematic diagram of a triple-effect evaporator.
Animation—Figure 8.4 A batch-type pan evaporator.
Animation—Figure 8.5 A natural-circulation evaporator.
Animation—Figure 8.6 A rising-film evaporator.
Animation—Figure 8.7 A falling-film evaporator.
Animation—Figure 8.8 A rising/falling-film evaporator.
Animation—Figure 8.9 A forced-circulation evaporator.
Chapter 9. Psychrometrics
Animation—Figure 9.2 A skeleton psychrometric chart.
Animation—Figure E9.2A A psychrometric chart with conditions of air given in Example 9.5.
Animation—Figure 9.3A A heating process A–B shown on a psychrometric chart.
Animation—Figure 9.4 Mixing of air in equal parts shown on a psychrometric chart.
Animation—Figure 9.5 Drying (or adiabatic saturation) process shown on a psychrometric chart.
Chapter 11. Membrane Separation
Animation—Figure 11.1 Use of membrane systems to separate substances of different-sized molecules.
Animation—Figure 11.4 The movement of ions in ion-selective membranes.
Animation—Figure 11.8 Separation process in a pressure-driven membrane system.
Animation—Figure 11.12 A tubular membrane system.
Chapter 12. Dehydration
Animation—Figure 12.4 Schematic illustration of a cabinet-type tray drier.
Animation—Figure 12.5 Cabinet dryer with vacuum.
Animation—Figure 12.6 Schematic illustration of a concurrent-flow tunnel dryer.
Animation—Figure 12.7 Schematic illustration of a countercurrent-flow tunnel dryer.
Animation—Figure 12.8 Schematic illustration of a fluidized-bed dryer.
Animation—Figure 12.9 Schematic illustration of a spray-drying system.
Chapter 15. Packaging Concepts
Animation—Figure 15.2 Mass transfer of a gas through a polymeric material.
Calculators
Chapter 1. Introduction
Calculator—Example 1.1 Conversions from English Units to SI Units
Calculator—Example 1.4 Convert Moisture Content from % Wet Basis to % Dry Basis
Chapter 2. Fluid Flow in Food Processing
Calculator—Example 2.1 Predict the Viscosity of a Liquid Food
Calculator—Example 2.3 Predict Average Velocity and Mass Flow Rate of Beer
Calculator—Example 2.4 Predict Maximum Time to Fill a Tank
Calculator—Example 2.6 Predict the Fraction of Pipe that Represents the Entrance Region
Calculator—Example 2.7 Predict Velocities in a Cylindrical Pipe
Calculator—Example 2.9 Predict Discharge Velocity of Wine and the Time Required to Empty the Tank
Calculator—Example 2.10 Predict Maximum Height of Hill to Siphon Water Without Cavitation, T = 30C
Calculator—Example 2.11 Predict Power Requirements of a Pump
Calculator—Example 2.14 Predict Pump Suitability using Available Net Positive Suction Head (NPSHA)
Calculator—Example 2.16 Predict Pump Performance if Operated at 3500 rpm
Calculator—Example 2.17 Predict Velocity of Water Flow in a Pipe
Calculator—Example 2.19 Predict the Viscosity of Honey
Calculator—Example 2.20 Predict the Liquid Viscosity
Calculator—Example 2.23 Predict Flow Properties of a Non-Newtonian Fluid
Calculator—Example 2.24 Predict Pumping Requirements
Chapter 3. Resource Sustainability
Calculator—Example 3.1 Predict the Volume and Enthalpy of Steam
Calculator—Example 3.2 Predict Mass and Volume Flow Rates of Steam
Calculator—Example 3.3 Predict Enthalpy Values of Saturated and Superheated Steam
Chapter 4. Heat Transfer in Food Processing
Calculator—Example 4.1 Predict Cooling Load in Walk-In Chamber Caused by Heat Evolution
Calculator—Example 4.2 Predict thermal conductivity
Calculator—Example 4.7 Predict the Rate of Heat Transfer using the Thermal Resistance Concept
Calculator—Example 4.9 Predict the Temperature of the Interface Between Steel and Insulation
Calculator—Example 4.11 Predict the Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient
Calculator—Example 4.12 Predict the Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient
Calculator—Example 4.19 Predict Average Overall and Convective Heat Transfer Coefficients
Calculator—Example 4.23 Predict the Radiative Heat Transfer Received
Calculator—Example 4.24 Predict Temperature During Heating of Tomato Juice
Chapter 6. Refrigeration
Chapter 7. Food Freezing
Calculator—Example 7.1 Predict Freezing Time using Plank's equation
Calculator—Example 7.2 Predict Freezing time using Pham's method
Calculator—Example 7.3 Predict shape factor of a solid object
Chapter 9. Psychrometrics
Calculator—Example 9.1 Predict the Specific Volume of Air
Calculator—Example 9.3 Predict Psychrometric Properties
Calculator—Example 9.4 Predict Psychrometric Properties
Calculator—Example 9.5 Predict Psychrometric Properties
Chapter 10. Mass Transfer
Calculator—Example 10.1 Predict Rate of Water Evaporation
Calculator—Example 10.2 Predict Rate of Water Evaporation Using Partial Pressures
Calculator—Example 10.4 Predict the Mass Transfer Coefficient
Chapter 11. Membrane Separation
Calculator—Example 11.1 Predict the Osmotic Pressure of Orange Juice Using the Van't Hoff Equation
Calculator—Example 11.2 Predict the Osmotic Pressure of Orange Juice using the Gibb's Relationship
Chapter 12. Dehydration
Calculator—Example 12.2 Predict the Time when the Falling-Rate Drying Period Begins
Calculator—Example 12.6 Predict Falling-Rate Drying Time of a Noodle
Calculator—Example 12.8 Predict the Drying Time for Coffee Concentrate
Chapter 13. Supplemental Processes
Calculator—Example 13.1 Constant- Rate Filtration
Calculator—Example 13.2 Constant- Pressure Filtration
Calculator—Example 13.6 Centrifugal Separation
Chapter 14. Extrusion Processes for Foods
Calculator—Example 14.1 Mass flow rate of extrudatte through a die
Videos
Chapter 2. Fluid Flow in Food Processing
Video—Removing lid from the lobe-type positive displacement pump
Video—A vane-type anemometer being used to measure air speed
Chapter 3. Resource Sustainability
Video—A movie clip of the hydroelectric dam
Video—A movie clip of the wind turbines
Chapter 5. Preservation Processes
Video—A laboratory-scale high pressure unit
Video—A laboratory-scale pulsed electric field system
Chapter 7. Food Freezing
Video—Preparation of salmon filets for freezing in a frozen food plant
Video—Freezing salmon in a frozen food plant
Video—Freezing foods in a spiral freezer
Virtual Labs
Chapter 2. Fluid Flow in Food Processing
Virtual Experiment—Temperature Sensors — Response Time of Thermocouples
Chapter 4. Heat Transfer in Food Processing
Virtual Experiment—Convective Heat Transfer — Determining Heat Transfer Coefficient in Air and Water
Chapter 10. Mass Transfer
Virtual Experiment—Water Absorption — Modeling Water Absorption in Pasta
Chapter 12. Dehydration
Virtual Experiment—Sorption Phenomena in Foods — Determining Sorption Isotherms of Corn
Chapter 15. Packaging Concepts