Computerized control systems in the food industry

Covers the fundamentals and the latest advances in computerized automation and process control, control algorithms, and specific applications essential food manufacturing processes and unit operations. This text highlights the use of efficient process control to convert from batch to continuous oper...

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Published inFood science and technology (USA) Vol. 78; no. 78
Main Author Mittal, G.S
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published New York (USA) Marcel Dekker 1997
CRC Press
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
SeriesFood science and technology
Subjects
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ISBN0824797574
9780824797577
DOI10.1201/9781315140100

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Table of Contents:
  • Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: INTRODUCTION AND TOOLS -- 1: Process Controls in the Food Industry: Problems and Solutions -- 2: Computer-Based Instrumentation: Sensors for In-Line Measurements -- 3: Food Process Modeling and Simulation -- Part II: BASICS -- 4: Computerized Control Systems: Basics -- 5: Neuro-Fuzzy Technology for Computerized Automation -- 6: Fuzzy Control for Food Processes -- 7: Image Processing and Its Applications in Food Process Control -- Part III: APPLICATIONS: UNIT OPERATIONS -- 8: Computer-Based Fermentation Process Control -- 9: Process Control for Thermal Processing -- 10: Automatic Control of Drying Processes -- 11: Computerized Food Freezing/Chilling Operations -- 12: Separation Processes for the Food Industry: Process Models for Effective Computer Control -- 13: Computerized Food Warehouse Automation -- 14: Computer-Based Control Systems in Food Packaging -- Part IV: APPLICATIONS: FOOD MANUFACTURING -- 15: Computerized Automation Controls in Dairy Processing -- 16: Computerized Automation and Controls in Meat Processing -- 17: Computerized Process Control in Industrial Cooking Operations -- 18: Computerized Process Control for the Bakery/Cereal Industry -- 19: Computer-Based Controls in the Fish Processing Industry -- 20: Computer-Integrated Manufacturing in the Food Industry -- Index