...full of solid reliable information which has stood the test of time. Hugot's handbook is now a classic within the industry and this third edition will continue to be essential to the factory library. -- Biomass
A must for sugar industry libraries and for engineers and chemists wishing to keep up to date with the latest in sugar technology. -- Australian Canegrower
This handbook represents a tremendous undertaking... The book covers very completely all the equipment required in the factory producing raw cane sugar. Pumps and piping are not overlooked... there is much of value to engineers and technologists in cane refineries or beet factories. A substantial portion of the book deals with the milling of cane. It would seem impossible to find any detail of this operation that has been overlooked... outstanding value for the sugar engineer. The book is more than worth the price. -- Food Technology
Product Description
Hardbound. Hugot's Handbook of Cane Sugar Engineering needs little introduction - it can be found in technical libraries in cane sugar producing countries all over the world. Unique in the extent and thoroughness of its coverage, the book has for many years provided the only complete description of cane sugar manufacture, mills, diffusers, boilers and other factory machinery, calculation methods of capacity for every piece of equipment, and process and manufacturing techniques.
This new edition has been extensively revised. Information that has become obsolete or of little interest has been deleted or severely shortened. Detailed additions have been made to chapters dealing with recently developed equipment. An entirely new chapter has been added on automation and data processing. Numerous figures, graphs, drawings, photographs, tables and formulae are provided. The metric system has been used throughout the book, but because many factories still u
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