Wright, Peter George

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Industrial chemist

Peter George Wright, of the Sugar Research Institute in Queensland, developed a direct contact heater in which juice is rained into direct contact with steam in a vessel similar to a condenser. He reported on this work in 1979.

Career Highlights

Completed a PhD at the University of Queensland in 1971 on the topic A Model of Industrial Sugar Crystallisation.

Online Sources

See Also

Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P004083. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 25 May 2006

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