Management Trainee

Presentation
Multistock Plant
Ramanan Nadarajan

Introduction
Palm Oil and Palm Kernal
Oil
Palm oil is extracted from the
mesocarp of the fruit of an oil
palm species called Elaeis
guineensis.
The Malaysian palm oil
contributes to about 13% of total
vegetable oil production in the
world in 2011.
Palm kernel oil is obtained from
the kernel of the oil palm fruit. Its
composition and properties differ
significantly from palm oil. Palm
kernel oil is similar to coconut oil
in terms of composition

Multistock Plant
Frequent

Change of
Products
SemiContinuous
System
300 MT/ Day
Production
Capacity

Process Flow Chart

Pretreatment
(Degumming)
Process description
Types of degumming
acids used
Operating
Parameters
Importance of
degumming
Retention time

Bleaching Process
Process

description
Types of
bleaching earth
used
Unibleacher
Operating
Parameter
Retention time

Filtration Process
Type and function
of filter used
Process description
- Filling
- Precoating
- Filtering
- Cake Drying
- Discharge

Deodorization Process
Process

Description
Thermo syphon
heat recovery
Pkfad
Generation
Operating
Conditions

Vacuum System : Barometric

Condenser
Type of
condenser
Working
Principles

Vacuum System: Ejectors

Types of Ejectors
Dry Injector
Wet Injector
Booster
Working Principles
Venturi Effect
Bernoullis effect

Vacuum System : Vacuum Pump

Liquid

ring
vacuum pump
Working
principle

Vacuum Generation
Cooling water circulation
400mbar
Wet injector -120 mbar
Vacuum Pump 60 mbar
Booster 2 12 mbar
Booster 1 2 mbar

Common Problems and Trouble

Shooting
External Causes of Trouble
1) Low steam pressure.
2) Wet steam
3) High water temperature or insufficient water flow.
4) Entrained air in condenser water.
5) High discharge pressure
6) Fluctuating water pressure
7) Change in load - excessive air leakage.

Let us assume that a multi-stage system has lost vacuum. The possible external causes are quickly checked and are
found trouble free. We must now look for internal causes of trouble.

Internal Causes of Trouble

1) Eroded or corroded parts, particularly nozzles and diffusers
2) Clogged nozzles, diffusers and strainers.
3) Leaks in steam chests.
4) Clogged or fouled water supply
5) Clogged water discharge
6) Excessive leakage - cracked or worn parts.
7) Inter condenser water nozzle eroded.

Product Specs and Quality

IV
M&I
Colour
FFA
SFC

Overall Quality Specs

House Keeping & Control

projects
HACCP
GMP
Zero

Leaks

Case Study