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Course title	Food Processing and Equipment
Course code	PārZ3009
Credit points (ECTS)	2.25
Total Hours in Course	60.75
Date of course confirmation	11/10/2011
Responsible Unit	Institute of Land Management and Geodesy
Course developers
Dr. sc. ing., prof. Ruta Galoburda Dr. sc. ing., prof. Tatjana Ķince Dr. sc. ing., doc. Elīna Sturmoviča
There is no prerequisite knowledge required for this course
Course abstract
In the course work student selects all the equipment necessary for production of the certain food product, designing the scheme of machinery. Student studies and describes operation of equipment, learns about differences in equipment design, their use and suitability for realization of certain technological task. The course work is illustrated with equipment schemes, an
Learning outcomes and their assessment
• knowledge on principles of equipment operation, design, technical parameters; • skills to select appropriate equipment for the production of certain food product, develop the scheme of machinery; • competence - to justify selection of equipment for realization of certain technological process.
Compulsory reading
1. Pārtikas rūpniecības tehnoloģiskās iekārtas. L. Dukaļskas redakcijā. Jelgava: LLU PTF, 2000. 524 lpp. 2. Galoburda R., Rakčejeva T. Gaisa, ūdens un dažādu pārtikas produktu raksturlielumi: Tabulas inženiertehnisko studiju priekšmetu kursam. Jelgava: LLU PTF, 2009. 40 lpp. 3. Fellows P.J. Food Processing Technology. Cambridge, England: Woodhead Publishing Ltd., 2000. 575 p. 4. Metodiskie norādījumi kursa darbu, diplomprojekta, bakalaura un zinātniskā darba izstrādei. Jelgava: LLU PTF, 2004. 49 lpp.
Further reading
1. Dukaļska L., Galoburda R. Pārtikas tehnoloģijas procesi un aparāti. Jelgava: LLU, 1999. 288 lpp. 2. Chemical Engineering for the Food Industry. Ed. by P.J.Fryer, D.L.Pyle, C.D. Rielly. London, etc., 1997. 462 p. 3. Dairy Processing Handbook. Lund: Tetra Pak Processing Systems AB, 1995. 436 p.