Energy & Processing

Expertise Highlights

• Measurement and modelling of heat and mass transfer during food product cooling and cooking.

• Development of refrigeration and cold chain technologies that maximise product quality and consumers health and wellbeing.

• Integration of quality, safety and efficiency criteria in food processing design to produce optimum yield, energy efficiency, product quality and safety.

• Development of processes to manufacture high-value food industry co-products.

• Mathematical modelling of food product characteristics during cooling, heating and rendering processes.

Our specialist equipment and facilities include:

• A controlled environment air-blast test chamber.

• Wide range of precision, calibrated instruments for scientific and on-plant measurements.

• A range of food-grade processing, conventional and freeze-drying equipment, suitable for pilot-scale development work.