Drying and Storage Engineering

Moisture content and methods for determination, importance of EMC and methods of its determination, EMC curve and EMC model, principle of drying, theory of diffusion, mechanism of drying- falling rate, constant rate, thin layer, deep bed and their analysis, critical moisture content, drying models.

Calculation of drying air temperature and air flow rate, air pressure within the grain bed, Shred’s and Hukill’s curve, different methods of drying including puff drying, foam mat drying, freeze drying, etc. Study of different types of dryers- performance, energy utilization pattern and efficiency, study of drying and dehydration of agricultural products.

Types and causes of spoilage in storage, conditions for storage of perishable products, functional requirements of storage, control of temperature and relative humidities inside storage, calculation of refrigeration load; modified atmospheric storage and control of its Environment, air movement inside the storage,

Storage of grains: destructive agents, respiration of grains, moisture and temperature changes in stored grains; conditioning of environment inside storage through natural ventilation, mechanical ventilation, artificial drying, traditional, improved and modern grain storage structures, warehouse - design and control of environment.

Storage of cereal grains and their products, storage of seeds, hermetically sealed and air cooled storages-refrigerated, controlled atmosphere, modified atmospheric and frozen storages. Storage condition for various fruits and vegetables under cold and CAP storage system. Economic, aspects of storage.