Hydrostatic Retorts

Hydrostatic retorts are a specific type of retort whereby the pressure is maintained through water columns at a certain height. These retorts are used for thermally processing food products.

This course will cover

• construction of a hydrostatic retort
• processing with saturated steam
• phases of the thermal process using hydrostatic retorts
• construction of a hydrostatic retort
• critical factors and instrumentation
• steam circulation and other requirements and qualifications
• equipment surveys

Each Chapter includes videos, followed by interactive exercises that allow you to work with the information, and practice using it using real-world scenarios. There are interactive exercises within the training which you must pass, with a score of 80%, in order to move on to the next. If you do not pass, you may try again.