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Introduction
Method of studying food process engineering
Basic principles of food process engineering
Conservation of mass and energy
Overall view of an engineering process.
Dimensions and units
Dimensionssymbols
Units
Dimensional consistency
Unit consistency and unit conversion
Dimensionless ratiosspecific gravity
Precision of measurement
Summary.
Problems.

Examples in this Chapter:
1.1.Dimensions of Velocity;
1.2. Conversion of grams to pounds;
1.3. Velocity of flow of milk in a pipe;
1.4. Viscosity: conversion from fps to SI units;
1.5. Thermal conductivity of aluminium: conversion from fps to SI units

Figures in this Chapter:
1.1 Unit operation.