University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

This book on agricultural process engineering treats the basic concepts of various unit operations involved in agricultural processing technology in a scientifically rigorous yet concise manner. It can be used as a textbook for the undergraduate as well as postgraduate curriculum of different universities and engineering institutions. Working personnel, research scholars and process/ design engineers engaged in designing. Installing, operating and analyzing the agricultural processing system can make good use of this book in acquiring thorough knowledge and proficiency in the field of agricultural processing and structural engineering. It is equally relevant to those in the food industry who desire a greater understanding of the basic principles of operation, their material science aspects and the design steps with which they work. This text is written from a quantitative and mathematical perspective to give readers the confidence to use mathematical and quantitative analysis of food production technology.--The book contains about 200 well graded solved and more then 150 unsolved problems divided into four chapters covering all major fields of agricultural process engineering. In order to make the book relevant and practical oriented the authors have drawn problems heavily from question papers of various competitive examinations (ARS, NET, GATE, etc.), manuals, bulletins, research journals and other possible sources. Attempts have been made to introduce SI systems as far as practicable. It amply serves a widely felt need of a suitable and comprehensive book that will be an asset to the students and engineers engaged in agricultural processing as well as in designing the farm structures and planning the projects associated with agricultural processing industries.

Agricultural processing -- Agricultural structures -- Renewable energy management -- Project planning and management.