Utilities in the Food Factories : Unit Operations and Processing Equipment in the Food Industry

Utilities in the Food Factories: Unit Operations and Processing Equipment in the Food Industry, a volume in the Unit Operations and Processing Equipment in the Food Industry series, explains the processing operations and equipment necessary for utilities within food production factories. These processes and unit operations are very important in terms of providing enough resources for production lines. The book's chapters analyze, in detail, the importance of food industry utilities, such as boilers, compressors, electricity generators, refrigeration systems, water and wastewater treatment facilities, cleaning in place (CIP), automation and control, fire extinguishing and emergency, Lightening, Aeration, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Written by experts in the field of food engineering, in a simple and dynamic way, this book targets industrial Engineers working in the field of food processing and within food factories to make them more familiar with the particular food processing operations and equipment. It will serve as a single reference summarizing the utilities in the industrial sector.