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Title: Design Considerations for the Construction and Operation of Flour Milling Facilities. Part I: Planning, Structural, and Life Safety Considerations

Author
item WILLIAMS, GREGORY - TYSON FOODS
item Rosentrater, Kurt

Submitted to: Symposium Proceedings
Publication Type: Proceedings
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/12/2007
Publication Date: 6/19/2007
Citation: Williams, G.D., Rosentrater, K.A. 2007. Design Considerations for the Construction and Operation of Flour Milling Facilities. Part I: Planning, Structural, and Life Safety Considerations. 2007 ASABE Annual International Meeting, Minneapolis MN, June 17-20, 2007. Available online: www.asabe.org.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Flour milling facilities have been the cornerstone of agricultural processing for centuries. Like most agri-industrial production facilities, flour milling facilities have a number of unique design requirements. Design information, to date, has been limited. In an effort to summarize state of the art design procedures for flour milling facilities constructed in the United States, an overview of accepted standards and procedures has been assembled and discussed. With this paper engineers should become more familiar with specific design considerations for flour milling production facilities and develop appropriate references to expand their knowledge base. Educators may find this paper useful too.