Undergraduate Education of Food Science and Technology,TUST
Course Description
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Food Plant Design

Course Code: PRC3209
Credits: 2
Teaching Hour: 32
Prerequirement: Engineering graphics & CAD, Principles of chemical engineering, food technology, Principles of food processing, Food machinery and equipment
Instructor: Dr Aijun Hu
Course Objective: The course integrates knowledge and skills of Food Science and Technology. It teaches the students have the basic considerations and skills in the food processing design and non-processing design of a food plant.

Main Contents:
Chapter 1 Basic construction procedures and composition of plant design
1.1 Food factory design requirements
1.2 Contents of food plant design
1.3 Basic construction procedure
1.4 Plant design responsibilities and composition
1.5 Feasibility study
1.6 Design assignment
Chapter 2 Site selection and general layout design
2.1 Site selection
2.2 General layout design
Chapter 3 Food plant technology design
3.1 Product plan and determination of the shift output
3.2 Determination of main products and comprehensive utilization of production process
3.3 Material calculation
3.4 Calculation and selection of equipment production capacity
3.5 Labor force calculation
3.6 Production workshop graphic design
3.7 Estimation of water, steam and power
3.8 Calculation and design of pipe line
Chapter 4 Auxiliary departments
4.1 Warehouse
4.2 Raw material receiving station
4.3 Product laboratory
4.4 QC Laboratory
4.5 Water supplement
4.6 Boiler house
4.7 Power distribution station
4.8 Transportation
4.9 Maintenance workshop
Chapter 5 Plant hygiene and living facilities
5.1 Plant hygiene
5.2 Living facilities
Chapter 6 Environmental protection
6.1 Sewage discharge and related regulations
6.2 Noise control
6.3 Solid waste control
6.4 Air quality control
Chapter 7 Basic construction budget
7.1 Function of basic construction budget
7.2 Components of project cost
7.3 Establishment of construction budget
Chapter 8 Technical and economic analysis
8.1 Content and process of technical and economic analysis
8.2 Main index of technical and economic analysis
8.3 Method for calculating and evaluating the economic effect of technical scheme
8.4 Selection of design proposal
8.5 Computer software for technical and economic analysis

Lecture Hour Allocate
Chapter
Content
Hour
1
Basic construction procedures and composition of plant design
2
2
Site selection and general layout design
2
3
Food factory process design
8
4
Auxiliary Departments
6
5
Plant hygiene and living facilities
4
6
Environmental protection
2
7
Basic construction budget
2
8
Technical and economic analysis
2
9
Pilot plant tour (Tianjin Center of Food Processing Engineering)
2
Total
 
32

Assessment:2 hour written examination at end of the course (80%);Quiz (20%).
Qualifying standard: 60%
Penalties: Absence of examination and quiz and any academic misconduct shall be assigned a mark of zero.
Text book: Wang Jie, Food engineering design and environmental protection, Beijing: Chemical Industry Press, 2006
References
1. Ceng Qingxiao.GMP and modern food factory design. Beijing: Chemical Industry Press, 2006
2. Zhang Guonong, Food factory design and environmental protection, China Light Industry Press, 2006
3. Antonio López-Gómez, Food Plant Design, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2006