Abstract

Sugar industries process sugarcane to produce the sugar and Brix is one of the vital parameters to be measured out of several parameters. Brix is the amount of sucrose present in the massecuite. Massecuite solution contains suspended sugar crystals in it. The mixture of 1 gram of sucrose in 100 grams of solution is quantified as One Degree Brix. Brix value influences the efficient output of the sugar industry. Hence it is essential to maintain Brix value as 65°Brix at a controlled temperature between 40°C and 45°C. In this work, with the help of temperature sensor, heater and Arduino controller, the temperature is controlled. At this controlled temperature, Brix is measured with the use of the conductivity sensor to maintain Brix value.

Details

Title
Automatic Control of Massecuite Temperature in the Sugar Processing Industry
Author
Aravind, C 1 ; Suji Prasad, S J 1 ; Aarthi, J 1 ; Aruna, L 1 ; Lavanya, M 1 ; T Madhan Kumar 1 

 Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Feb 2021
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17578981
e-ISSN
1757899X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2513046043
Copyright
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