Wzrost produkcji żywności poprzez optymalizację urządzeń energetycznych
[Increasing food production by optimizing energy devices]

Kamil Kowalski (Doctoral School - Environmental Engineering, Mining, and Power 
Engineering, PWr, Wrocław)


Food is an integral element of the human existence on Earth. Recent decades have seen
significant population growth, which translates into an increasing demand for food. This 
means that the current energy equipment used for its production will need to be upgraded 
in the near future. The optimization process itself should be realized in terms of not 
only reducing production time but also reducing electricity consumption. Reducing the 
execution time of a given production process will allow for increased production of a 
given type of food. In turn, the reduction in electricity consumption will contribute to 
economic savings along with a reduction in the release of harmful compounds into the 
atmosphere. Achieving such benefits will be possible by performing an analysis of the 
phenomena that occur in the energy equipment used and then increasing efficiency. One such
device is mixers, which are commonly used in the food industry. The device itself is used 
to either cool or heat the liquid inside. Despite many years since its invention, the 
mechanism of heat transfer is still not fully understood. Nowadays, modern velocity 
measurement methods are available to study the phenomena on a microscale.