National Sugar Institute Course: A.N.S.I. (Sugar Technology) Third Year 2014-15
National Sugar Institute Course: A.N.S.I. (Sugar Technology) Third Year 2014-15
National Sugar Institute Course: A.N.S.I. (Sugar Technology) Third Year 2014-15
Kanpur
COURSE : A.N.S.I.(SUGAR TECHNOLOGY) THIRD YEAR 2014-15
DURATION OF CLASS : JULY TO SEPTEMBER (9 WEEKS)
SUBJECT : SUGAR CHEMISTRY ; CODE : ST/301
UNIT No. of Review by the
No. periods for Faculty as on
CONTENTS lecture , _____
assignments
& class tests
1 COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS:
- Definition of computer and its history. Parts of a computer.
- Types of computers. Computer generations.
- Types of input and output devices.
- Types of memory: RAM,ROM, Tapes and Disks. 9
- Types of computer languages.
- Data representation inside computers. Binary number system.
- Arithmetical operations in binary number system.
- Octal and Hexadecimal Number System.
2 . DISK OPERATING SYSTEM:
- what is an operating system? Booting a system.
3
- Internal and external commands.
- Difference between single-user and multi-user operating system.
3 BASIC:
- Flow chart.
- What is an interpretor?
- Variables and constants.
- Types of variables in BASIC
- INPUT, PRINT, PRINT USING ONE LINE MISSING
- LEFT PRINT, PRINT USING.
- GOTO.
- IF THEM-ELSE-FOR-NEXT. 6
- GOSUB
- Functions and sub routines.
- Single and double dimension arrays.
- Some library functions (INT, VAL, MOD, SIN, COS, TAN, LOG, LEFTS, RIGHTS, MIDS)
Preparation of daily manufacturing report and other reports
required to be prepared regularly by sugar factories with the help
of computers.
TOTAL 18
1 Milling Tandem
Different types of grooving and juice drainage
systems, Mill setting, concept of trash plate profile,
hydraulic accumulator and calculation of hydraulic
loads, mill imbibition systems, power requirement for 8
milling; brief description of under feed rollers, feeding
devices like GRPF, TRPF etc. Different types of
driving arrangements for mills like turbines, electric
and hydraulic drives.
2 Steam Economy
Different systems of vapour bleeding like single, double
effect and pre-evaporator. Calculation of complete
steam balance of sugar plant. Importance of exhaust 8
steam pressure and its temperature, pressure reducing
and de-superheating of steam used for heating and
boiling.
3 Heat Conservation
(i) Lagging , steam traps
2
(ii) Bagasse drying
(iii) By-product power
4 Utilization of induction motor etc. in sugar industry
5
including variable speed systems.
5 Power factor, causes of low power factor and ways to
4
improve it.
TOTAL 27
TOTAL 27
1 Clarification:-
(A) Ion- exchange process, theory of Ion exchange, use of
Ion- exchange resins, application of Ion exchange,
different techniques of Ion- exchange, regeneration of 2
resins.
(JITENDRA SINGH)
2 (B) Syrup Treatment- continuous sulphitation vessels,
clarification of syrup, pH & brix of syrup. Separation
of sediments by centrifuging technique, flotation of 3
syrup, super centrifuging for separation of sediments.
(JITENDRA SINGH)
3 (C) Practical problem related to subject. (JITENDRA
SINGH) 3
4 (D)Idea of membrane filteration.
1
(JITENDRA SINGH)
TOTAL 9
1 Centrifugals:-
(A) Different types of centrifugals (belt, water,
electrically driven), gravity factor, high gravity factor
machines, continuous machines thyristor control
centrifugals, time settings in centrifugals, mesh
arrangements, fitting of liners & interliners, washing of 3
sugars, use of hot & cold water, steam arrangements,
disposal of molasses, different types of pug mills, idea
about semi-automation and automation of centrifugals,
factors leading to rise of purity in continuous
centrifugal. (A. K.ASTHANA)
2 (B) Sugar driers & rotary driers, horizontal & vertical
type, air fans, heating equipments dust collector, grass
hopper driers, cooling towers, breakage of crystal, luster
of sugar, mechanical screens and suspended screens, 2
size of mesh, grading of sugar, fluidized bed sugar
driers. (A. K.ASTHANA)
3 (C) Storage of sugar, keeping quality of sugar, sugar
godown, N.S.I. standards, ISI standards, type of walls,
moisture content of air & its control, storage of
2
molasses in steel tanks & pits & their requirements,
Deterioration & auto combustion of molasses during
storage. (A. K.ASTHANA)
4 (D) Sugar dust collecting system & its design,
advantages & disadvantages of different methods of
sugar packing, mechanical handling of sugar bags. 2
(A. K.ASTHANA)
5
Pan boiling:-
(A) Different boiling schemes- 4 massecuite, 3
massecuite & 2 massecuite boiling & control of 8
molasses purity, steam consumption at pans with
different pan boiling schemes, (N.MOHAN)
6 (B) Standard specification of raw sugar, white sugar &
refined sugar, classification of Indian white sugar with 6
respect to grain size & colour. (N.MOHAN)
7 (C) Practical problems related to subject (N.MOHAN) 4
TOTAL 27
1
Sugar Beet:-
(a) Beet harvesting & its supply to sugar factories,
distribution of sugar in beet root, chemical
composition of sugar beet, primary operation
equipment-beet silos, fluming channel, fingergate, 9
beet pulp, stone catcher; leaf & wood catcher; beet
washer; beet elevator & beet slicer & beet pulp press
for dewatering of pulp, manufacturing process of
Sugar from Sugar-beet in brief. (K. JAGDEESH)
2 (b) Cane & beet diffusers- Concept of diffusion;
difference between diffusion & lixiviation; principle
of sugar cane & sugar beet diffusion; cane diffusers.
Continuous diffusers based on percolation ,
maceration, maceration-cum-squeezing system;
detailed features of cane & beet diffusers available- 9
De Smet, Saturne, D.D.S. different dewatering
equipment namely, Succalton or Fench screw press
& three roller mills. Extraction limits of diffusion
(Equivalent to R.M.E.) (K. JAGDEESH)
3 Open pan boiling: Khandsari & gur processing
clarification sugar manufacture by open pan system,
5
indigenous Khandsari & gur industry, difference
between open & vacuum pan boiling. (S.K.TRIVEDI)
4 Raw sugar production- Specification of raw sugar,
process of clarification, process of boiling schemes.
2
Raw sugar storage & transport. (S.K.TRIVEDI)