Process Measurement in the Food Industry (Part 1)

This article reviews a selection of familiar techniques for in-line measurement of temperature, moisture, flow, and level, with descriptions of some transducers adapted for particular applications in the food industry. There is also a number of illustrations of methods for measuring other variables,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: D. J. Steele CEng, MIERE, FInstMC, I. McFarlane PhD, MInstP, FInstMC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 1981-01-01
Series:Measurement + Control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/002029408101400105
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Summary:This article reviews a selection of familiar techniques for in-line measurement of temperature, moisture, flow, and level, with descriptions of some transducers adapted for particular applications in the food industry. There is also a number of illustrations of methods for measuring other variables, and descriptions of some special devices for foreign body detection, dimension gauging, and viscosity measurement. The review will conclude with some discussion of future trends in food process plant instrumentation.
ISSN:0020-2940