Unit Operations of Agricultural Processing

This Revised Edition... Encompasses A Wide Range Of Topics And Themes On Operations Of Agricultural Processing. Several New Chapters On Basic Theory And Materials In Storage, Milling Food Engineering Including Heat Exchanges Have Been Added. The Book Is Designed As Per The Course Curriculum Of B. Tech And M. Tech (Agricultural Engineering) Institutes. It Is Hoped That This Book Will Also Serve As A Good Teaching Aid In The Field Of Post Harvest Technology. About The Author: K. M. Sahay, Is A Senior Scientist At The Central Institute Of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal. He Served As An Assistant Engineer (Research) At Govind Ballabh Pant University Of Agriculture And Technology. Pantnagar, For Two Years And Later Joined The Icar As Scientist In The Discipline Of Agricultural Structures And Process Engineering In 1978. He Has Published Three Books And Twentythree Research Papers In National And International Journals. He Has Been Jointly Awarded The Outstanding Book Award For The Year 1989 And 1994 By The Isae. He Has Designed And Developed The Dhal Mill, Grain Peeler And Was Involved In The Design And Development Of Manual And Power Operated Cleaners For Food Grains And Oilseeds. He Has Been Deputed By The Icar Under The Lndouk Collaboration Programme On Natural Resources Research To Odnri, Uk. K. K. Singh Obtained His B.Sc. (Agric. Engg.) Degree From Allahabad University In 1981 And M.Tech. (Processing And Agric. Struc.) From The Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, In 198485. He Served As A Research Fellow At Pau, Ludhiana And Thereafter, Joined Rau, Pusa (Bihar) In The Capacity Of Assistant Professor. Presently, He Is Scientist At The Central Institute Of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, He Has Designed And Developed Small Scale Processing Equipments Like Vegetable Dryer, Potato Peeler And Slicer And Potato Pulper. He Has Published Twentyfive Re