Journal of Food Processing & Technology

Energy assessment methodology and analysis in post harvest food (PHF) system

7^th Indo-Global Summit and Expo on Food & Beverages

October 08-10, 2015 New Delhi, India

Atul Ganesh Mohod

Dr. B.S. Konkan Agriculture University, India

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Food Process Technol

Abstract:

A significant part of agricultural production goes through some degree of transformation between harvesting and consumption to make food edible and digestible. Energy is required to preserve food, reduce post-harvest losses and to extend the availability of food over a longer period. Rising energy prices affect the competitiveness of existing food processing enterprises and highlight the need for the food-processing sector to reduce energy consumption. Increasing energy efficiency and integrating renewable energies can do much to improve the sustainability and economic competitiveness of food processing industries. This paper described the stepwise methodology to assess the energy consumption in unit operations performed in post harvest food (PHF) system. The parameters and equations used in accounting the energy consumption for unit operations required energy audit were described. The analysis of recorded in term of percent plant capacity utilization, production and energy use and energy intensity were discussed. The standard representation of different energy sources for the unit operations were discussed in the paper. The energy analysis of unit operations in cashew nut processing industry is reported in the paper interim of energy consumption per 1000 kg of raw cashew nut seed processing.

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