College - Author 1
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
Department - Author 1
BioResource and Agricultural Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Agricultural Systems Management
Date
6-2017
Primary Advisor
Peter Livingston
Abstract/Summary
A particular frozen food processing facility uses a once-through cooling process to bring their kettle-cooked product’s temperature down from nearly boiling temperatures to the eighty degree Fahrenheit range. This process is water intensive and facility managers are seeking to reduce their potable water consumption. Sales engineers from Air Treatment Corporation, an HVAC&R manufacturers’ rep, initiated a number of meetings to propose heat rejection solutions and illustrate their associated payback potentials.
This report contains methods of analyzing a food production process, the technical sales process, thermodynamic principles, refrigeration technologies, and the application of technical knowledge to provide a long-term, system solution. To justify the purchase of a system solution, a detailed engineering economic analysis was conducted to account for the time-value of money and equipment specifications.
The goal of this report is to show the potential for monetary savings by combining technical, system solutions with sustainability.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/braesp/142