Overview
Drying is one of the most frequently used operations across the food processing sector and is critical to the safety, quality, and functionality of many food products and ingredients. However, it is one of the most energy-intensive processes and is often poorly understood.
This course aims to provide participants with an understanding of drying technologies commonly used across the food industry and how current processes and products can be further improved. This course will also look into the design and selection of the system implementations to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the drying process
What You’ll Learn
Topic 1
- The course will present basic principles of drying theory and how the theory relates to practical application and drying systems currently used in the food industry. There will also be a discussion on water activity in foods and how it relates to both the quality and preservation of Food.
Topic 2
- The principles of psychometrics will be combined with heat and mass balance techniques for both the analysis and the design of the drying processes. These principles will be demonstrated using practical examples.
Who Should Attend
- This course is targeted at engineers, scientists, and operational staff involved in the development and manufacturing of dried food products.
Certificate and Assessment
A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who:
- Attend 75% of the course
- Undertake non-credit bearing assessment (during the course)
Schedule
Day 1 (21 Jul 2022) Schedule – The Foundations
| Time |
Topic |
| 8:30am |
Introduction & welcome |
| 8:45am |
(1) Dried products and their quality |
| 9:30am |
(2) Drying systems in the food industry |
| 10:15am |
Break |
| 10:45am |
(3) Basic drying theory |
| 11:30am |
(4) Water activity: Basic concepts & isotherms |
| 12:15pm |
(5) Water Activity: Food stability & the drying process |
| 1:00pm |
Lunch |
| 1:45pm |
(6) Principles of mass and energy balances |
| 2:30pm |
(7) Application of mass & energy balance & principles of psychrometrics |
| 3:15pm |
Break |
| 3:45pm |
(8) Dryer performance comparison |
| 4:30pm |
(9) Case hardening & sink - float |
| 5:15pm |
End of day 1 |
Day 2 (22 Jul 2022) Schedule – Process Analysis and Optimization
| Time |
Topic |
| 8:30am |
Review of day 1 |
| 8:45am |
(10) Modelling the drying curve |
| 9:30am |
(11) Use of dimensional analysis for process optimization |
| 10:15am |
Break |
| 10:45am |
(12) Design and specification of drying systems |
| 11:30am |
(13) Case study – belt dryer |
| 12:15pm |
(14) Spray drying technology |
| 1:00pm |
Lunch |
| 1:45pm |
(15) Case Study – fluidized bed dryer |
| 2:30pm |
(16) Freeze drying technology |
| 3:15pm |
Break |
| 3:45pm |
(17) Improving the efficiency of established processes |
| 4:30pm |
(18) Economic analysis of drying processes |
| 5:15pm |
(19) General discussion |
| 5:30pm |
End of day 2 |
Fees
| Category |
Full Fee |
After SF Funding |
| Singapore Citizen (Below 40) / Singapore PR / LTVP+ Holder |
$2,996.00 |
$898.80 |
| Singapore Citizen (40 & above) |
$2,996.00 |
$338.80 |
| Non-Singaporeans |
$2,996.00 |
Not Eligible |
Note:
- All figures include GST. GST applies to individuals and Singapore-registered companies.
- You can opt for either SkillsFuture Funding or Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy. Both cannot be combined.
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Terms & Conditions:
SkillsFuture Funding
In order to be eligible for the 70% training grant awarded by SkillsFuture, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
- Be a Singaporean Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident or LTVP+ Holder
- Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme
SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy
To be eligible for the 90% enhanced subsidy awarded, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
- Be a Singaporean Citizen
- Be at least 40 years old
- Not receive any other funding from government sources in respect of the actual grant disbursed for the programme
SIT reserves the right to collect the balance of the programme fees (i.e. the potential grant amount) directly from the applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) should the above requirements not be fulfilled.
SIT reserves the right to make changes to published course information, including dates, times, venues, fees and instructors without prior notice.
