Publisher's Synopsis
In any agricultural nation, a multitude of agricultural products are cultivated in large quantities, and to manage such quantities during harvest, post-harvest processing, and transportation, various types of equipment are necessary. When designing specific equipment or determining the behavior of products for their handling, physical properties such as size, form, surface area, volume, and density are of utmost importance. The design of cleaning, grading, and separation equipment, for example, is based on the physical properties of seeds such as size, shape, and specific gravity. This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the engineering properties of agricultural produce and combines engineering knowledge with such properties. Each chapter of the book is designed to help students understand the relationship between engineering properties of raw, semi-finished, and processed food products and their desired shelf life and quality. The book discusses fundamental definitions, principles of engineering properties, and their measurement methods, along with recent research findings. It is an excellent resource for self-study and understanding how to analyze experimental data to generate practical information. It is also useful for students who conduct research on engineering properties. The book provides detailed information on methods to measure these properties.
