Michigan State University Dairy Plant
(Systems for Instruction in Bioprocess Engineering)

1. Dairy Plant Layout

• Raw Products Room & Receiving Bay
• Process Room
• Flow Diagrams
• General Flow Diagram
• HTST1
• HTST1 Operations
• Freezer Center
• Receiving
• CIP
• CIP Operations

2. Falling Film Evaporator

• Evaporator (click evaporator components to view digital images)
• Control Scheme

3. Tubular Membrane System

• Filtration Schematic

4. Single Use Eductor Assisted CIP System

• CIP System Schematic
• CIP System Photograph
• Eductor Photograph #1
• Eductor Photograph #2
• Eductor Schematic
• CIP System Valve Schedule

5.  HTST 1 (Primary System)

• Instrument Panel
• Raw Product Flow Schematic
• Plate Heat Exchanger Ports
• Legal and Extended Hold Tube
• Valve Schedule
• Sensor Schedule

6.  HTST 2 (Skid System)

• Product Flow
• Utility Piping

7. HTST 3 (Skid System)

• Overall System Diagram
• Heating Section
• Cooling Section
• Control Scheme: Product Tank
• Control Scheme: Heating Section
• Plate HE Ports
• Control Scheme: Flash Vessel
• Valve Schedule

8.  Pasteurized Product Tank (500 gal) with Anchor Impeller

• Pasteurized Tank 1 (500 gal): Anchor Impeller
• Pasteurized Tank 1 (500 gal): Top View
• Pasteurized Tank1 (500 gal): Piping
• Water and Steam Connections
• Ball Valve Schedule

9. Ice Cream Freezer/Refrigeration System

• Flow Diagram of Compression Refrigeration System (General System)
• Refrigeration System Schematic
• Refrigeration System (Receiver, Condenser, and Compressor)
• Ice Cream Freezer
• Ice Cream Freezer Controls
• Ice Cream Freezer -- Manual Filling

10. Homogenizer

• Homogenizing Valve
• Tapered Seat Poppet Valve Cyliner (TPS)
• TPS Cylinder Parts List
• Typical Two Stage Homogenizing Valve
• Two Stage Homogenizing Valve Assembly
• Two Stage Homogenizing Valve Assembly Parts List

11. Miscellaneous Equipment

• Centrifugal Pump
• Positive Displacement Pump: Lobe Type
• Strainer
• Plate Heat Exchanger
• Magnetic Flow Meter
• Vortex Shedding Meter
• Stainless Steel Tanks
• Pressure Relief Valve (Internal View)
• Pressure Relief Valve (External View)
• Vacuum Breaker (Manual Type)
• Steam Condensate Removal Equipment
• Air Vent (Internal View)
• Air Vent (External View)
• Steam Trap: Float Type with Thermostatic Air Vent (Internal View)
• Steam Trap: Float Type with Thermostatic Air Vent (External View)
• Steam Trap: Inverted Bucket (Internal View)
• Steam Trap: Inverted Bucket (External View)
• Steam Trap: Thermodynamic Type (Internal View)
• Steam Trap: Thermodynamic Type (External View)
• Steam Pressure Pump (Internal View)
• Steam Strainer (Internal View)
• Steam Strainer (External View)
• Valves
• Air-Actuated Seat Valve (Cut-Away View)
• Throttling Valve
• Tank Sampling Valve
• Tank Valve
• Flow Diversion Valves
• Check and Plug Valves
• Air Blow Valve
• Flow Diversion Device (Cut-away view showing forward flow position.)
• Flow Diversion Device (Cut-away view showing diverted flow position.)
• Gaskets
• Bevel Seat Gasket
• Standard Clamp Gasket
• John Perry Gasket

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