Date of Defense

4-17-2018

Date of Graduation

4-2018

Department

Chemical and Paper Engineering

First Advisor

Andrew Kline

Second Advisor

Richard Edwards

Third Advisor

Dania Alsaid

Abstract

Analyzing energy intensive processes in industry is crucial for improving sustainability, lowering costs, and increasing profit margins on products. Material and energy balances were performed to identify process losses in the cooling of Frosted Mini-Wheats. Existing cooling technology was compared to alternate technology available on the market, and a cost analysis was performed to compare all options explored. Recommendations were made to the system to potentially reduce the line's energy usage and downtime, with the objective of creating a more sustainable and efficient process.

Access Setting

Honors Thesis-Open Access

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