Post Harvest Engineering of Cereals, Pulses and Oil Seeds — Winter 2024

Define the cleaning, grading, sorting and scalping.

Give brief summary of separators/sorter/grader used for processing.

Explain the color sorter with diagram for grain processing.

What is communition and material handling equipment.

Define the crushing, impact, cutting and shearing

Explain the jaw crusher and screw conveyor.

Write the principle of size reduction with its equation and notation.

Define the mixing, conditioning and parboiling

Give brief summary of machinery used for milling of rice.

Explain modern methods of parboiling.

Define the mixing index with equation and notation.

Write about the traditional methods of parboiling.

Explain different type of mixture used for solid, liquid foods and pastes.

Define the milling, machines or equipment and unit operation.

What is pr-conditioning? Explain Pantnagar methods.

Explain dry milling of pulses.

Give difference between traditional and commercial methods of milling.

Give summary of unit operation with its equipment or machinery.

What is milling of wheat? Explain any one methods of milling for wheat.

What is the difference between expression and extraction?

Explain the hydraulic press with diagram.

Explain the process of extrusion cooking with principle.

What are the factors affecting extrusion process?

What is the difference between single and twin-screw extruders?

Explain the refining process of oil