376 Pages
130 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
376 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Applying the proven success of modern process engineering economics to the food industry, Food Plant Economics considers the design and economic analysis of food preservation, food manufacturing, and food ingredients plants with regard to a number of representative food processes. Economic analysis of food plants requires the evaluation of quantitative data from the design and operation of food... Read more
INTRODUCTION
Food System
Food Process Technology
Food Plant Economics
Economic Analysis of Food Processing Plants
Food Research and Development
STRUCTURE OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY
Food Systems
OVERVIEW OF FOOD PROCESS AND PLANT DESIGN
Food Process Design
Food Plant Design
Food Plant Utilities
Food Plant Economics
PROCESS ENGINEERING ECONOMICS
Money Flow in a Business Enterprise
Capital Cost
Manufacturing Cost
Cash Flow Analysis
Plant Profitability
Sensitivity Analysis
CAPITAL COST OF FOOD PLANTS
Quotations from Fabricators
Equipment Cost Estimation
Data for Preliminary Equipment Cost Estimation
Short-Cut Equipment Sizing
OPERATING COST OF FOOD PLANTS
Raw Materials
Food Product Cost Data
Packaging Materials
Utilities
Utility Cost Estimating Model
Labor
Labor Cost Estimation Model
FOOD PRESERVATION PLANTS
Tomato Paste Plant
Orange Juice Concentration Plant
UHT Sterilized Milk Plant
Fruit Canning Plant
Vegetable Freezing Plant
Vegetable Dehydration Plant
Techno-Economic Comparison
Suppliers of Major Food Processing Equipment
FOOD MANUFACTURING PLANTS
Bread Manufacturing Plant
Yogurt Manufacturing Plant
Wine Processing Plant
Economic Comparison
FOOD INGREDIENTS PLANTS
Beet Sugar Plant
Overview of Process Plant Optimization
APPENDIX
Glossary of Economic Terms
Notation and Conversion to SI Units
Useful Thermophysical Properties of Water
Thermophysical Properties of Some Food Materials
Rheological Properties
Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients
Accompanying CD
INDEX
Food System
Food Process Technology
Food Plant Economics
Economic Analysis of Food Processing Plants
Food Research and Development
STRUCTURE OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY
Food Systems
OVERVIEW OF FOOD PROCESS AND PLANT DESIGN
Food Process Design
Food Plant Design
Food Plant Utilities
Food Plant Economics
PROCESS ENGINEERING ECONOMICS
Money Flow in a Business Enterprise
Capital Cost
Manufacturing Cost
Cash Flow Analysis
Plant Profitability
Sensitivity Analysis
CAPITAL COST OF FOOD PLANTS
Quotations from Fabricators
Equipment Cost Estimation
Data for Preliminary Equipment Cost Estimation
Short-Cut Equipment Sizing
OPERATING COST OF FOOD PLANTS
Raw Materials
Food Product Cost Data
Packaging Materials
Utilities
Utility Cost Estimating Model
Labor
Labor Cost Estimation Model
FOOD PRESERVATION PLANTS
Tomato Paste Plant
Orange Juice Concentration Plant
UHT Sterilized Milk Plant
Fruit Canning Plant
Vegetable Freezing Plant
Vegetable Dehydration Plant
Techno-Economic Comparison
Suppliers of Major Food Processing Equipment
FOOD MANUFACTURING PLANTS
Bread Manufacturing Plant
Yogurt Manufacturing Plant
Wine Processing Plant
Economic Comparison
FOOD INGREDIENTS PLANTS
Beet Sugar Plant
Overview of Process Plant Optimization
APPENDIX
Glossary of Economic Terms
Notation and Conversion to SI Units
Useful Thermophysical Properties of Water
Thermophysical Properties of Some Food Materials
Rheological Properties
Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients
Accompanying CD
INDEX
Biography
Zacharias B. Maroulis, George D. Saravacos
