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1. Introduction to Food Processing Engineering
2. Mathematical and Engineering Fundamentals
3. Properties of Food Materials
4. Thermodynamics in Food Processing
5. Fluid Mechanics
6. Heat Transfer
7. Mass Transfer
8. Food Processing Unit Operations
9. Thermal Processing Operations
10. Dehydration and Water Removal
11. Refrigeration and Freezing
12. Emerging Processing Technologies
13. Food Packaging Engineering
14. Process Control and Automation
15. Food Plant Design and Layout
16. Cleaning and Sanitation
17. Food Safety and Quality Systems
18. Economic Analysis and Optimization
Thermodynamics in Food Processing
Basic Thermodynamic Concepts
System and Surroundings
State Functions
Intensive and Extensive Properties
Equilibrium States
First Law of Thermodynamics
Energy Conservation Principle
Internal Energy
Enthalpy
Heat and Work
Energy Balance Applications
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Entropy Concept
Reversible and Irreversible Processes
Carnot Cycle
Efficiency Limitations
Phase Equilibria
Phase Diagrams
Clausius-Clapeyron Equation
Triple Point
Critical Point
Psychrometrics
Properties of Moist Air
Humidity Definitions
Psychrometric Charts
Adiabatic Saturation
Wet Bulb Temperature
Applications in Drying
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