Department of Agricultural Process Engineering has a hi-tech food testing laboratory equipped with world class analytical equipment’s. Instrumentation laboratory have facility to analyses the Physico-chemical characteristics of Food materials including raw materials and finished products. Laboratories are equipped with sophisticated processing and analytical instruments which enable the students to get practical knowledge of subjects taught. Also, postgraduate and doctoral scholars can carry out their research work on problems related to modern food industry.
Sr. No. | Instrument / Equipment | Purpose |
1 | Texture analyser | To measure textural properties of food materials |
2 | Universal testing machine | To measure textural properties of food materials |
3 | NIR spectra analyser | To measure chemical properties of food material |
4 | Seed analyser | To measure moisture and oil content |
5 | Colour scaning machine | To measure colour (L*, a* and b*) values of food products |
6 | Viscometer | To measure viscosity of foods |
7 | Exensiograph | Determination of strechability of dough |
8 | Farinograph | Determination of water absorption capacity and dough development properties |
9 | Amylograph | Determination of gelatinization temperature and pasting charactrristics |
10 | Soxhlet apparatus | Determination of oil content of oil sseds |
The Heat Transfer Laboratory offers basic and technical understanding of heattransfer modes, such as conduction, convection and radiation, and their implementation. Heat and mass transfer lab is equipped with relevant equipment to study different aspects of heat transfer. The Heat and Mass Transfer lab work, either interdependently or jointly with other departments, help in creating new machines and processes for food processing industries.
Sr. No. | Instrument / Equipment | Purpose |
1 | Heat transfer by conduction apparatus | To study the conduction heat transfer |
2 | Thermal conductivity of metal rod apparatus | To measure the thermal conductivity |
3 | Thermal conductivity apparatus | To measure the thermal conductivity |
4 | Parallel & counter flow heat exchanger | To study the flow of heat transfer |
5 | Stefen Boltzman’s apparatus | To estimate the Stefen Boltzman’s constant |
6 | Emmissivity measurement apparatus | To estimate emissivity |
Thermodynamic is one of the basic course for agricultural engineering student. This lab is well equipped with all thermal instruments and equipment’s like, Fire tube and Water tube Boilers, Various Boiler Mountings, Various properties of Fuels like Flash Point, and Calorific Value of fuel by using Bomb Calorimeter.
Sr. No. | Instrument / Equipment | To study the boiloers |
1 | Lanchshior boiler | To study the boiloers |
2 | simple vertical boiler | To study the boiloers |
3 | Babscock’ & Wilcock’s boiler | To study the boiloers |
4 | Locomotive boiler | To study the boiloers |
5 | Boiler mounting & Accessories | To study the boiloers |
The Crop Processing Lab is well equipped with equipment to perform laboratory experiments and to demonstrate various unit operations in the field of agricultural process engineering. This laboratory is structured to impart knowledge to students in the latest innovative technologies in the field of food process engineering, like food preservation, handling of perishables, value-addition of agricultural and horticultural commodities, packaging technology. Various agricultural processing operations can be demonstrated with existing facilities, such as drying, parboiling, extrusion, puffing, rice processing, seed purification, freezing, packing, and testing. The Crop Processing laboratory covers research needs on the identification and recording of the pre and post-harvest processes taking place in crops, fruits and vegetables.
Sr. No. | Instrument / Equipment | Purpose |
1 | Tray Dryer | Drying of various fruits and vegetables |
2 | Freeze Dryer | Drying of various fruit pulps |
3 | Water Bath | To maintain constant temperature |
4 | Spray Dryer | Drying liquid foods |
5 | Mango Cutting Machine | Cutting of raw mangoes for pickles |
6 | Vacuum Oven | Determination of moisture content |
7 | Ice-cream Machine | Preparation of ice-cream |
8 | Mini Pulse Mill | Milling of pulses |
9 | Mini Rice Mill | Milling of rice |
The post harvest tehnology centre has 500 LPH ready to serve line and canning line for fruits and vegetables which have been installed for demonstration and raining to students and entrepreneurs and also to run the experiential module "student ready programme". The facility also includes cold storage unit and fruit ripening chamber.
The department has established dal milling unit of Osaw make havinf capacity 1 tonne per hour which is used for training and demonstration to students and farmers.
Bamboo Handicraft and Art Unit (BHAU) sanctioned by Ministry of Revenue and Forest, Government of Maharashtra to Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV), Rahuri has been established at MPKV, Rahuri and inaugurated on 5th October 2018. Art unit is having capacity to train 20 students per batch. Objectives of the unit are as follows.