AGRICULTURAL & FOOD ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KHARAGPUR

Date: 13th December, 2009

Allotment of Projects to First Year M. Tech (DFE/PHE) Students

Title of the project Supervisor(s) Choice-preference

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01 Physical control of insect pests of stored grain Dr. M. N. Singh ---
02 Thermal disinfestations of Cereals, Pulses and Spices Dr. M. N. Singh ---
03 Management of pest control in different grain storage Dr. M. N. Singh Sudir Kumar Roushan
systems
04 Design and development of continuous kheer making Prof. A. K. Datta Kanishka Bhunia
machine
05 CFD modeling of spray drying Prof. A. K. Datta Rahul
06 Radio frequency drying of tea leaves Prof. A. K. Datta Sanchita Biswas
07 Studies on made tea quality and drying time of Prof. A. K. Datta Sushil Kumar Singh
orthodox/CTC tea in trough flow hot air drying
08 Process parameters optimization for mechanized production Prof. P. P. Srivastav Murhe Mangesh
of Rabri Vitthal
09 Time-temperature RFID output and quality changes in Prof. P. P. Srivastav Someswararao
perishable foods Chodisetti
10 Development of aloe based functional foods Prof. P. P.Srivastav Suryakanta Mahapatra
11 Vacuum drying of aloe vera gel Prof. P. P.Srivastav Rajesh Kumar Jha
12 Exploring onion varieties and latest technologies for better Prof. P Guha Subhendu Kumar Jena
shelf life management
13 Studies on residues of common pesticides and other agro- Prof. P Guha ---
chemicals in selected food and agricultural raw materials
14 Extraction of essential oil from medicinal plants Prof. P. Guha Viniya V. S.
15 Freeze drying of aloe vera gel and its characterization Prof. P. S. Rao Mukesh Kumar
16 Studies on high pressure processing of fruit juices Prof. P. S. Rao Atri Bhattacharya
17 Development of ready-to-eat health snacks through twin Prof. P. S. Rao Partha Das
screw extrusion technology
18 Modeling of puffing of grain under microwave heating Prof. S. K. Das Jadhav Vinayak
Waman
19 Infra-red and microwave puffing of rice/paddy Prof. S. K. Das Musole Jitendra
Rangnath
20 Microwave baking of chapati and optimization of parameters Prof. S. K. Das Ramesh Mallinath
Mali
21 Studies on cryogenic grinding of turmeric Prof. T. K. Goswami Mallikarjun Pundalik
Sutar
22 Thermo physical and medicinal properties of ground Prof. T. K. Goswami Pramod V. Sonawane
fenugreek
23 Development of cryogrinder Prof. T. K. Goswami Maheshchandra
Hanmantrao Patil
24 Development of a cold storage facility for fruits and Prof. S. L. Raut Harishkumar
Namdeorao
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 vegetables in rural areas Shrivastava
25 Efficient utilization of husk for energy production Prof. S. L. Pabitra Kumar Das
Shrivastava
26 Development of a mini solvent extraction plant Prof. S. L. Ganesh Sampatarao
Shrivastava Patil
27 Development of reinforced biodegradable films Prof. M. Das Kshirsagar Minal R
28 Development of health food Prof. M. Das Ajit Kumar Singh
29 Development of continuous films casting system Prof. M. Das ---
30 Extraction and characterization of protein from waste food Prof. M. Das Pramod Tukaram
materials Kamble
31 Development of probiotic non-dairy yoghurt Prof. H. N. Mishra Siva Shankari M.
32 Development of functional vegetable beverage Prof. H. N. Mishra Chandrakant Genu
Dalbhagat
33 Extension of shelf life of perishables Prof. H. N. Mishra Kishor Kumar
34 Pearling & milling of minor cereals Prof. H. N. Mishra Sharad U Undre
35 Development of continuous puffing device for millets Prof. G. C. Majumdar Ramrao Sangappa
Kamble
36 Development of ready to eat flattened fried pulse based Prof. G. C. Majumdar Kunal Mahendra Patil
product
37 Parametric study for designing a continuous extraction Prof. G. C. Majumdar ---
system for deoiled linseed cake from oil press

T. K. Goswami P. P.
Srivastav
Course Advisor, M. Tech (DFE) Course Advisor, M.
Tech. (PHE)

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