Food Engineering Subject Guide


The Information and Library Service compiles occasional subject guides for engineers and students. The aim is to highlight sources of information available in the library and the Institution itself, along with some useful websites to take you further afield.

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Locating Food Engineering Information in the IMechE Library

The following is a list of key shelf numbers for the food engineering subject area. If you are looking for a particular book please check the Library Catalogue.

Topic Shelf Number
Food refrigeration                                664.0285 
Food engineering   664 
Food processing   664.02 
Food waste   664.08 
Refrigeration  621.56 

Useful Books

ASHRAE Handbook: Refrigeration (2006)   697 ASH (Oversize) 
Dincer, I: Heat Transfer in Food Cooling Applications 664.0285 DIN
Dincer, I: Refrigeration Systems and Applications   621.56 DIN 
Huang, Y, Whittaker, A & Lacey, RE, Automation for Food Quality (2001)   664 HUA 
Lelieveld, H, Hygiene in Food Processing (2003) 664 LEL 
Maroulis, Zacharias B & Saracacos, GD, Food Process Design (2003)   664.02 MAR 
Perry, P, Winning With Food Safety: a Guide for Business (2006)   664 PER (Oversize) 
Robberts, T C, Food Plant Engineering Systems (2002) 664.02 ROB 
Saravacos G D & Kostaropoulos A, Handbook of Food Processing Equipment (2002) 664.02 SAR
Sharma, S K, Mulvaney, S J & Rizvi, S S H, Food Process Engineering (2000)   664 SHA 
Smith, P G, Introduction to Food Process Engineering (2003) 664 SMI
Valentas, K J, Handbook of Food Engineering Practice (1997)   664 VAL 
Handbook of Waste Management and Co-Product Recovery In Food Processing, Vol 1 (2007) 664.08 WAL 
Wang, L K, Waste Treatment in the Food Processing Industry (2005) 664.08 WAN 

E-books

The following titles are available via Knovel in the Virtual Library.

Francis FJ, Wiley Encyclopedia of food science and technology (2nd Edition) (1999)
Grandison A.S.; Lewis M.J, Separation Processes in the food and biotechnology industries (1996)

The following titles are available via Books24x7 in the Virtual Library.

Adkins, T, Case Studies in Performance Management: A Guide from the Experts (2006)
- Chapter 9 - Wendals Foods; Chapter 13 - Obok Food Company
ASHRAE, 2006 ASHRAE Handbook: Refrigeration, Inch-Pound Edition (2006)

Recent IMechE Food Engineering Conferences and Seminars 

Please visit the Process Industries Papers and Presentations (Archive)

Useful Journals

The Library has an extensive collection of journals including: 

ASHRAE insights 2004-
ASHRAE journal 1959-
Health and safety at work 1 year
Plant and works engineering 2004-
Proceedings of the IMechE part E:
journal of process mechanical engineering 1989-
Proceedings of the Institute of Refrigeration 1943-
Process engineering 1972-
The ROSPA occupational safety and health journal 5 years
Works management 5 years

Please check the Library Catalogue to see if the Library subscribes to your required journal.

E-journals

The following electronic journals are available on the EBSCO Business Source database in the Virtual Library.

Dairy Foods
Food & Drink Technology
Food & Pack
Food Engineering
Food Engineering International
Food Logistics
Food Management
Food Manufacture
Food Science & Technology International
Food Service Technology
Foodservice Equipment & Supplies
Frozen Food Age
Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization
Journal of Food Distribution Research
Journal of Food Process Engineering
Journal of Food Processing & Preservation
Plant engineering
Prepared Foods
Process engineering
Process control & quality
Process cooling & equipment

Databases

Please visit the Virtual Library page for information about the library's databases.

Websites

Please visit the food engineering web links  page.


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