Weekly 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.