Food Processing Engineering

  1. Refrigeration and Freezing
    1. Refrigeration Principles
      1. Thermodynamic Cycles
        1. Refrigerants
          1. Coefficient of Performance
            1. Environmental Considerations
            2. Refrigeration Systems
              1. Vapor Compression Systems
                1. Absorption Refrigeration
                  1. Thermoelectric Cooling
                    1. System Components
                    2. Cooling Operations
                      1. Air Cooling
                        1. Hydrocooling
                          1. Vacuum Cooling
                            1. Package Icing
                            2. Freezing Processes
                              1. Freezing Theory
                                1. Ice Crystal Formation
                                  1. Freezing Time Calculations
                                    1. Quality Changes During Freezing
                                    2. Freezing Methods
                                      1. Air Blast Freezing
                                        1. Plate Freezing
                                          1. Immersion Freezing
                                            1. Cryogenic Freezing
                                              1. Fluidized Bed Freezing
                                              2. Frozen Storage
                                                1. Storage Temperature Control
                                                  1. Temperature Fluctuations
                                                    1. Packaging Considerations
                                                      1. Quality Maintenance
                                                      2. Thawing Operations
                                                        1. Thawing Methods
                                                          1. Thawing Time Calculations
                                                            1. Quality Considerations
                                                              1. Safety Aspects

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                                                            12. Emerging Processing Technologies