Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : FP3501 : Dairy Process Engineering { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Dr. Dibyakanta Seth
Syllabus
Milk reception and principals of milk processing: milk storage, bulk cooling, stirring and mixing,
pasteur-ization, sterilization, centrifugation, homogenization, evaporation and condensation.
Spray drying of milk, principle and equipment: spray dryer, cyclone separator. Manufacturing of
milk products and principles of processing of cheese, ice-cream, butter, special milk products, casein, whey, curd, butter milk etc. Equipment for indigenous milk products manufacturing. Milk
ultra-filtration and reverse os-mosis. Filling Operations: Principles and working of different types
of bottle filters and capping ma-chine, pouch filling machine, pre-pack and aseptic filling. Filling
and Packaging machines for milk and milk products, aseptic packaging. Bulk milk handling
system, care and maintenance. Hygienic design concepts, sanitary pipes and fittings, CIP
system. Preventive maintenance program for Dairy Plant. Maintenance organization,
development of optimum organization planned overhaul and PERT plan-ning, Utilities and
sanitation in processing plant. Manufacturing of milk products and principles of processing of
fluid dairy products, fat rich dairy products such as cream, butter, butter-oil, frozen dairy
products such as ice-cream, fermented dairy products such as cheese and yoghurt, evaporated
dairy products, dried dairy products, dairy by-products, indigenous dairy products.
Course Objectives
- To understand the principles of milk and milk products processing
- To know the principles of operation of dairy plant equipments
- To gain basic knowledge of dairy plant management
Course Outcomes
• Apply their knowledge to develop different dairy products <br />• Operate and maintain different dairy equipments like pasteurizers, homogenizers, cream separators etc. <br />• Help in dairy plant management and operations which will enhance their entrepreneurial skills
Essential Reading
- Gösta Bylund, Dairy processing handbook, Tetra Pak Processing Systems AB
- Sukumar De, Outlines of dairy technology, Oxford University Press
Supplementary Reading
- H.G. Kessler, Food Engineering & Dairy Technology, Verlag A Kessler
- Dairy Plant System and Layout, Tufail Ahmed, Indian