Dairy Engineering
Dairy Engineering Department at Glance
Preamble:
Department of Dairy Engineering is a major department of the faculty of Dairy Technology established in 1992. The B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) degree program is an industry oriented course by & large aiming to impart the knowledge of milk pertinent post-production operations involving variety of equipment and utilities. Hence, the Dairy Technology graduates are supposed to be proficient in;
- unit operations, preservation technologies and techno-legal issues
- handling machinery, automation systems, etc
- managing operations with minimum toil, health risk, energy consumption and break downs
- adopting innovative approaches to contribute in Research and Development
The department of Dairy Engineering aims to prepare students through various courses for successfully overcoming the challenges in industrial arena. The details of the courses offered by department of Dairy Engineering at Under Graduate and Post Graduate levels are given.
UG and PG Courses offered by Department of Dairy Engineering:
| Sr. No. | Course Title | Credit | Course Title | Credit | ||
| UNDER GRADUATE COURSES | POST GRADUATE COURSES | |||||
| 1 | Workshop Practice | 2 (1+1) | Dairy and Food Engineering -I | 3+0 | ||
| 2 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 (2+1) | Heat Transfer | 3+0 | ||
| 3 | Engineering Drawing | 1 (0+1) | Transport Phenomena | 2+0 | ||
| 4 | Thermodynamics | 2 (1+1) | Master’s seminar | 1+0 | ||
| 5 | Heat & Mass Transfer | 3 (2+1) | Design of Process Equipment | 3+0 | ||
| 6 | Boilers and Steam Generation | 2 (1+1) | Dairy and Food Engineering -II | 3+0 | ||
| 7 | Basic Electrical Engineering | 3 (2+1) | Bio-thermal Process Engineering | 3+0 | ||
| 8 | Refrigeration & Air-conditioning | 3 (2+1) | Instrumentation and Process Control | 2+1 | ||
| 9 | Dairy Engineering | 3 (2+1) | Master’s research work | 20 | ||
| 10 | Dairy Process Engineering | 3 (2+1) | ||||
| 11 | Instrumentation and Process Control | 3 (2+1) | ||||
| 12 | Food Engineering | 3 (2+1) | ||||
| 13 | Material Strength & Dairy Machine Design | 3 (2+1) | ||||
| 14 | Dairy Plant Design and Layout | 2(1+1) | ||||
| 15 | Energy Conservation and Management | 2(1+1) | ||||
| Total | 38 (23+15) | 41(20+21) | ||||
These 15 courses constitute around 40 % of the B.Tech.(Dairy Tech) course curriculum, as per 5th Dean Committees Recommendation.
Staff Position:
| Designation | Professor | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor | Laboratory Technician | Laboratory Assistant | Laboratory Attendant |
| ICARs MSHE | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Sanctioned | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Filled | 0 | 1 | 3* | 0 | 1 | 0 |
* includes 1 on Study Leave
Laboratory facilities:
The instruments required for practical classes of some of the courses offered by the department occupy significant space and also being generically different haven been housed in 9 laboratories available with the department. Selected state of art instruments and modern equipment are listed below;
Dynamic Vapour Sorption Analyzer Vacuum Evaporator Wet Grinder/ Mixer Hygrometer Fluidized bed dryer Specific Heat Apparatus Bomb Calorimeter Thermocouple Calibration Unit Lab Scale Homogenizer Filtration Unit Texture Profile Analyzer Brook Field Viscometer BOD Incubators Hot Air Oven Water Activity Analyzer Spray dryer Freeze Dryer Infra Red Moisture Analyzer Pouch Packaging Machine Horizontal Batch Sterilizer Digital Viscometer Table top model of spray dryer Instrumentation tutor Vapour Absorption Refrigeration System Temperature Data Logger | Table top fermenter Separating & Throttling calorimeter Temperature and Humidity controller Table Top Cream separator Table Top Churn Lab scale Ice Cream Freezer Work shop tools Dew Point apparatus Milking Machine Air Compressor Batch Sterilizer Stefan’s apparatus SSHE based milk condensation machine Finned tube heat exchanger Heat pipe Specimen of boilers Specimen of IC engines Specimen of Pumps PHE model Ultra sonic thickness tester Digital Tachometer Surface roughness tester Non-contact thermometer Vacuum Controller Digital Manometer |
Projects undertaken by the department
| Sr. No. | Title | Financing Agency | Budget (Rs. Lakhs) | Status |
| 1. | Creation of Infrastructure Facilities for running Degree Course | Min. of Food Proc. Ind, Govt. of India New Delhi | 37.0 + Cost on 8 EDPs1 & 4 RTP’s2 | Completed |
| 2. | Establishing Sorption kinetics and physical properties of selected fruit based milk shakes | ICAR, New Delhi | 6.0 lakhs | Completed |
| 3. | nqX/k O;olk;krqu vkfnoklh fodkl izf”k{k.k ¼23 Qsczqokjh rs 8 ekpZ 2001½ | Social Forestry Circle, Akola | 0.8 lakh | Completed |
| 4. | Entrepreneurship Development Programme on Dairy Processing, 14th Nov 2005 to 31st March 2006, 4 one month Training Programmes | Min. of Food Proc. Ind, Govt. of India, | 4.00 lakh | Completed |
| 5. | Rheological behavior & modeling of sorption kinetics of Traditional Dairy Products | Rajiv Gandhi Science & Tech. Commission, Govt. of Maharashtra. | 33.00 lakh | Completed |
- EDP – Entrepreneurship Development Program
- RDP – Rural Development Program
- Transferred from other department
PG Research of the Department
Sr. No. | Details | |
| 01. | Title | Storage studies on the Textural Behavior of Selected Dairy Products |
| Scholar | SP Lokhande | |
| Advisor | M. Waseem | |
| Year | 2013-14 | |
| 02. | Title | Investigating feasibility of developing self heating container for selected Ready-to-Eat food |
| Scholar | RP Datir | |
| Advisor | A.V. Dhotre | |
| Year | 2014 | |
| DEPARTMENTAL STAFF |
DR. P.G. WASNIK
| Designation | Qualification | Institute |
Associate Professor & Head I/c Associate Dean & Dean Faulty of Dairy Technology | B.Tech (Agril Engg), 1988 M.Tech.(Agril Process Engg), 1991 Ph. D. (Dairy Engineering), 2015 | Dr. PDKV, Akola Dr. PDKV, Akola NDRI, Karnal |
Achievements:
- Coordinated 4 EDPs of 1 month, 7 WETPs, 2 Farmers Training Program, 3 Tribal Development Training Programs, 1 ICAR funded training Program on Essentials of Dairy Business
- Supervised the construction of the new College Building and the Students’ Dairy Plant.
Area of Interest /Expertise:
- Completed 5 externally funded Research and Development Projects as PI and Co-PI.
- Developed Process Protocol for Image Analysis and its application for determination of adulteration in Cow ghee with vegetable fat.
- Recipient of 4 Best Poster Presentation Awards
- Authored 2 Books, 4 Practical Manuals
Contact Detail:e_mail: pgwasnik@gmail.com, Cell phone: +91-9422866519
ER. M. WASEEM
| Designation | Qualification | Institute |
| Assistant Professor | B.Tech. (Agril Engg), 1984 M.Tech (Dairy & Food Engineering), 1986 | Dr. PDKV, Akola IIT, Kharagpur |
Career Profile:
- Started career as Assistant Professor of Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture, Pune, under MPKV, Rahuri, Feb, 1987 to Nov,1996
- Joined as Assistant Professor (Dairy Engineering), College of Dairy Technology, Warud (Pusad), Nov, 1996.
- Shouldered the additional charge of the Head, Department of Computer Science, Mathematics And Statistics
- Contributed for publication of six practical manuals for B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) course curriculum, three research papers.
Contact Detail:Department of Dairy Engineering, College of Dairy Technology, Warud (Pusad), Distt.- Yavatmal, Maharashtra-445 204, e_mail: waseempusad@hotmail.com, 07233-247268 (Extn-211)and 248696(Extn-211)
ER A.V. DHOTRE
| Designation | Qualification | Institute |
| Assistant Professor | B.Tech. (Dairy Tech), 2003 M.Tech (Dairy Engineering), 2006 | MAFSU, Nagpur AAU-Anand (Gujarat) |
Achievements:
- More than 8 years of experience of Teaching.
- Co-PI of 2 research Schemes implemented at the College
- Guided 1 M Tech (Dairy Engineering) student for Masters Research
- Coordinated 11 Training Programs.
- Authored 2 Books (Marathi), edited 3 books/souvenirs and few Manuals.
- Received 3 Best poster Presentation Awards.
- Life Membership of 4 Scientific Societies
Area of Interest /Expertise:
- Mechanization of Indigenous Dairy Product
- Energy Conservation and use of Renewable Energies
- Milk Condensation and Drying Plants Industrial Refrigeration Systems
Contact Detail:
e_mail: anantdhotre@yahoo.com, Phone: 07233-247268 (Extn-302), Cell: 8275393876
ER. N. M. KHODWE
| Designation | Qualification | Institute |
| Assistant Professor | B.Tech. (Dairy Tech), 2000 M.Tech (Dairy Engineering), 2003 | Dr. PDKV, Akola NDRI, Karnal, Haryana |
Achievements:
- Work experience of National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
- Industrial training at Nestle India Ltd, Samalkha, Haryana.
- Shouldered the responsibility as Co-Investigator of 1 Research Scheme.
- Organized 3rd Alumni Convention and National Seminar Dairy Industry: Technological Scenario and Career Prospects as Organizing Secretary.Co-authored 5 manuals and 1 Book
- Completed 2 externally funded research schemes as Co-Investigator.
- Co-ordinated 1 workshop and 2 training programs.
- Conducted Online Examination for B.Tech. (Dairy Technology) students
- Attended 7 national /international seminars.
- Recognized external examiner for Bihar Agricultural University and West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata.
Area of Interest /Expertise:
- Design parameters for Effluent Treatment Plant
- Mechanization of Traditional Indigenous Dairy Products
Contact Detail:
e-mail:nitinkhodwe@rediffmail.com, Phone: 07233-247268, (Extn: 303), Cellphone: +91-9422864745
MR. KADEER SHAIKH
| Designation | Qualification | |
| Attendant (Adhoc) | SSC, 1988. ITI (Electrical Wireman), 1990. MS CIT (Mathematics), 2012. | Amravati Board BTB, Mumbai |
Achievements:
- Work experience of more than 11 Years.
Area of Interest /Expertise:
- Electrical wiring, fitting and troubleshooting.
MR. RAJESH B RATHOD
| Designation | Qualification | |
| Peon | Eight Class, 1988. | Amravati Board |
Achievements:
- Work experience of more than 11 Years.
Area of Interest /Expertise:
- Electrical wiring, fitting and troubleshooting.
| PUBLICATIONS BY THE DEPARTMENTAL STAFF |
| Research Papers | : | 12 |
| Scientific Papers | : | 55 |
| Popular articles | : | 38 |
| Book / Chapters | : | 10 |
| Practical Manuals | : | 10 |
Administrative Charges handled by the department staff
- I/c Associate Dean
- Assistant Registrar cum Comptroller
- Training and Placement Cell
- College Library
- Estate Officer
- Student Training Dairy Plant
- Student Welfare
- Technical Assistance to Dean
- College Vehicles
- Research Coordination
- Public Liaison
- Secretary, Dairy Technology Faculty
- Civil and Electrical Works
University Recommendations from Departmental Research
Most acceptable Santra Burfi can be prepared by blending 10 % fresh Santra Pulp and 90 % Khoa-Sugar mixture. The texture Profile values of hardness, cohesiveness adhesiveness, springiness and gumminess were 1.357 N, 0.277 N, 0.177 mm, and 0.202 N respectively. The initial water activity of sugar burfi at 23.91 % moisture content (DB) ranges between 0.8-0.9 at 25 °C to 40 °C.