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 795-102 Unit Operations

Credit Points

7.5

Coordinator

Mr C Higgs

Semester

1

Contact

4 hours per week

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to develop a student's ability to:

  • perform unit process employed in food manufacture;
  • explain the principles which underlie unit processes;
  • relate the effect of unit processes to end product quality parameters.

The content includes: The principles and practice of unit operations in the manufacture and processing of foods. Pumping. Mixing - Nature of particles in: liquid - liquid, solid - liquid, solid - solid, solid/liquid - gas. Filtration and Clarification. Separation. Homogenisation. Heat Treatment. Drying. Freezing. Concentration.

Assessment

Three one-hour examinations (25% each); practical assessment (25%).

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