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Mechanical Transport and Storage Equipment

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Mechanical transport of food materials may be divided into fluid and solid transport. The mechanical transport of air, gases, and vapors is carried out by fans, blowers, compressors, vacuum pumps, and ejectors, which are discussed briefly in Appendix D (Utilities). For the transport of liquids, semifluids, and suspensions, pumps are used. The transport of fluid foods by pumping in process pipelines is a well-developed technology, based on the theory of fluid mechanics, and applied extensively in the chemical process industries (Perry and Green 1997). The mechanical transport equipment is often used in combination with other food processing equipment, such as heating and cooling of water, air or steam, and fluidization and transport of particles.

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    George Saravacos

  2. Athens, Greece

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Saravacos, G., Kostaropoulos, A.E. (2016). Mechanical Transport and Storage Equipment. In: Handbook of Food Processing Equipment. Food Engineering Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25020-5_3

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