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Laboratories available in Dairy Engineering Division:
- Refrigeration Lab
Purpose of lab: is Refrigeration lab is designed for the practical understanding of the refrigeration systems. The lab is equipped with Refrigeration and A.C. Tutor, Mechanical Heat Pump etc. for practical classes of U.G. Student.
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- Research & Development Workshop
Purpose of lab: Workshop is for fabrication and development of equipment. Working in the workshop also provides the practical knowledge to the U.G students by operating different machines and successful completion of different jobs during practical classes. Workshop is equipped with all the facilities required for fabrication of equipment like lathe, drilling, grinding, welding, shaper etc.
- Equipment Testing and Display Hall/Lab – I
Purpose of lab: Equipment testing and display lab – I developed for the testing and installing the developed equipments in dairy engineering division for manufacturing of Indian dairy product. It is facilitated with Cold Room 2x2x2m with 10 cm PUF insulation with complete refrigeration system and all the necessary requirement for testing of equipment.
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- Equipment Testing and Display Hall/Lab – II
Purpose of lab:It is especially for the testing of the developed equipment and carrying out the research trials. The lab is having continuous steam supply for working of equipments. It is well designed and equipped with the necessary facilities of electrical connections, testing, drainage and cleaning of equipment.
In the display lab 3 – stage equipments like SSHE, SSHE, Jacketed kettle etc. are there for continuous manufacturing of dairy product
- Machine Vision Lab
Purpose of lab:The objective of this Laboratory is to undertake research in the frontier area of image processing and analysis. The lab has been developed as a part of project on “Machine vision system for quality evaluation of dairy products based on colour measurement”. Color Station N1 system is a multi illumination capable instrument for colour measurement of dairy and food products. The lab is also used to conduct practical classes of engineering properties of food and dairy products.
- Process Engineering Lab
Purpose of lab: The objective of this Laboratory is to undertake research in the area of dairy and food process engineering. The lab is also used to conduct practical classes of Food Engineering, Advanced Food Engineering and Engineering properties of dairy and food products.
- Process equipment lab
Purpose of lab: The objective of this Laboratory is to undertake research in the area of equipment design and development. Few of the research areas are ohmic heating, thermic oil technology, electrical heating system etc. The lab is also used to conduct practical classes of Food Engineering and Engineering Properties of Food and Dairy Products.
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- CAD Lab/Computer Lab:
Purpose of lab: CAD lab provides the facilities for UG and PG students for the preparation 2-dimensional drawing of equipments, plant layout etc by using AutoCAD software.
- Thermodynamics Lab:
Purpose of lab: Thermodynamic lab is developed for the purpose of learning and understanding of different thermodynamic and heat transfer phenomenon and equipment. Provides knowledge of construction and working of boilers, etc to U.G students during practical classes. It is equipped with model of boiler
- Instrumentation Lab:
Purpose of lab: The main objective and purpose of the instrumentation laboratory is to impart the basic knowledge on principles of measurements and process control, understanding the working and selection of instruments and devices, transducers and sensors for simple applications and plant processing applications.
- Engineering Drawing Lab for UG/PG students (D&D Sec. Estate):
Purpose of lab: Engineering drawing lab is specially for conducting practical class of U.G. students. It facilitated with drawing tables for drafting the drawings.
- Machine design & automation lab:
Purpose of lab: The objective of this Laboratory is to familiarize the students with practical skills, measurement techniques and interpretation of results thereby reinforcing and enhancing understanding of the principles of Machine Design and Automation and to provide by hands on practice. It is intended to make this Laboratory self-contained in all respects, so that it can be used. It would certainly provide a more intuitive and physical understanding of the theory. In all the experiments, the relevant theory and general guidelines for the procedure to be followed.
- Electrical engineering lab:
Purpose of lab: The objective of this Laboratory is to familiarize the students with practical skills, measurement techniques and interpretation of results. It is intended to make this Laboratory self contained in all respects, so that it can be used. In all the experiments being conducted in the Electrical Engineering Laboratory in the division, relevant theory and general set guidelines are to be followed strictly.
- Engineering properties lab:
Purpose of lab: The objective of this Laboratory is to support PG research and to determine Engineering and physico-chemical properties of dairy and food products.
- Hydraulic lab:
Purpose of lab: The objective of this Laboratory is to familiarize the students with practical skills, measurement techniques and interpretation of results. It is intended to make this Laboratory self contained in all respects, so that it can be used. In all the experiments, the relevant theory and general guidelines for the procedure to be followed.
- Divisional library
- Seminar hall
- Class room
- DE Office
- DE Store