Performance evaluation of mills and separators in a commercial flour mill

Food and Bioproducts Processing

Volumn 83, Issue 1 C, 2005, Pages 25-35

  Al Mogahwi, H W H ^a   Baker, C G J ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Granulation curve; Particle size; Separation; Sifting; Wheat flour milling

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMMINUTION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD PRODUCTS; GRANULATION; MATERIALS BALANCE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE SEPARATION;

BREAK-ROLLS; COMMERCIAL FLOUR MILL; FLOW RATES; GRANULATION CURVE; MOISTURE BALANCES; PLANSIFTERS; REDUCTION-ROLLS; SIFTING; WHEAT FLOUR MILLING;

FOOD PRODUCTS PLANTS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 16244416250     PISSN: 09603085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/fbp.04172     Document Type: Article

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