Food Process Engineering

SHRI K. SHARMA, PhD, is a lecturer in food processing and engineering in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. STEVEN J. MULVANEY, PhD, is an associate professor of food processing and engineering in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University. SYED S. H. RIZVI, PhD, is a professor in food engineering in the Department of Food Science at Cornell University.

Product Formulation and Process Optimization Using Linear Programming.

Material Testing and Rheology of Solid Foods.

Rheology of Liquid and Semisolid Foods.

Concepts of Heat Transfer and Thermal Death Times.

Canning, Retort Thermal Processing, and Lethality Computation by General Method.

Heat Penetration Test and Thermal Process Design Using Ball's Formula Method.

Blanching and Freezing of Foods.

Ultra-High-Temperature Processing.

Membrane Processing of Liquid Foods.

Evaporation Concentration of Liquid Foods.

Principles of Experimental Design.

Spray and Drum Drying.

Convective Drying of Foods.

Osmotic Dehydration of Foods.

Microwave Heating of Foods.

Frying of Foods.

Extrusion Cooking of Foods.

Packaging of Foods.

Process Controls in Food Manufacturing.

Appendices.

Index.