Topic outline
Module 1. Moisture content and its determination.
Module 4. Air pressure within the grain bed, Shred’s and Hukill’s curve.
Module 6. Study of different types of dryers- performance, energy utilization pattern and efficiency.
Module 5. Different methods of drying including puff drying, foam mat drying, freeze drying, etc.
Module 7. Study of drying and dehydration of agricultural products.
Module 8. Types and causes of spoilage in storage.
Module 9. Storage of perishable products, functional requirements of storage, control of temperature and relative humidity inside storage.
Module 10. Calculation of refrigeration load.
Module 11. Conditions for modified atmospheric storage and control of its environment.
Module 12. Storage of grains: destructive agents, respiration of grains, moisture and temperature changes in stored grains air movement inside the storage,...
Module 13. Storage of cereal grains and their products, storage of seeds, hermetically sealed and air-cooled storage-refrigerated, controlled atmosphere, modified atmospheric and frozen storage
Module 14. Storage condition for various fruits and vegetables under cold, CA and MAP storage.
Module 15. Economics aspect of storage