Statement 1: Plate heat exchangers are used in heat sensitive foods like milk. Statement 2: Principle behind plate heat exchangers is that there is very less space between the plates and hence quick heating can take place.

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asked Jan 30, 2022 in Food Engineering by Amelia (93.8k points)

Statement 1: Plate heat exchangers are used in heat sensitive foods like milk.

Statement 2: Principle behind plate heat exchangers is that there is very less space between the plates and hence quick heating can take place.

(a) True, False

(b) True, True

(c) False, False

(d) False, True

The question was asked by my college director while I was bunking the class.

I would like to ask this question from Unit Operations in division Heat Transfer Equipment, Microwave Heating, Evaporation, Diffusion and Mass Transfer and Dehydration of Food Engineering

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