IN-LINE VISCOMETRY IN THE DAIRY PROCESSING-INDUSTRY

The viscosity of a fluid, or fluid like material, is a measure of its resistance to flow. Many foods are fluid in nature, as final products and/or during production. The viscosity of the final product is an ind icator of product consistency and can determine consumer preferences. During production a suitable and reliable in-line viscometer can help monitor the process, optimize yield, increase efficiency, reduce costs , enable a degree of automated control and improve final product consi stency and quality. Whether such goals can be achieved in practice dep ends on may factors. This paper gives an overview of these factors.