Basic Principles of Steam Generation and Different Types of Boilers

Handling of milk and processing it into various milk products requires effective heating arrangement. Amongst the several alternative-heating arrangements, heating of milk in the vessel with the help of steam is the most convenient and appropriate.Steam can be transported through pipelines from its source of generation to all the places of utilization very conveniently. It is the most economical and common source of heat energy, and has been adapted by all the milk processing plants. It is thus of primary importance to have an understanding of generation of steam and its effective utilization in a milk processing plant for safe operation of dairy machinery.The understanding of different types of steam and its heat content is necessary to estimate the amount of steam required for a given processing operation. Knowledge of steam generation appliances and the steam distribution lines helps in effective utilization of steam in a milk processing plant.