BSEN 3240
BSEN 3240. Thermal Process Operations in Biosystems. (3) Lec. 2 hrs/wk, Lab. 3 hrs/wk. Prerequisites: ENGR 2010. Psychrometrics;
Heat Transfer Fundamentals; Ventilation of Animal Housing and Greenhouse; Evaporation;
Refrigeration and Freezing; Drying; Biological Product Preservation. Spring.
Required for students in the Biosystems Engineering curriculum and for students
in the Forest Engineering curriculum pursuing the Forest Products emphasis.
Textbook: Environmental Control for Animals and Plants, ASAE, 1990 by L. Albright.
Course Objectives: Acquaint students with the theory and application of thermal process operations
to biological systems. The course is also designed to train students to identify,
formulate and solve thermal process operation problems in biosystems engineering.
Topics Covered:
- Psychrometrics
- Thermal Properties of Biological Materials
- Conduction, Convection and Radiation Heat Transfer
- Steady State Heat Transfer
- Heat Exchangers
- Transient Heat Transfer
- Heating Load Calculation for a Building
- Steady State Mass and Energy Balance for Animal Housing and Greenhouse
- Ventilation Rates in Animal Housing and Greenhouse
- Refrigeration
- Freezing
- Evaporation
- Drying and Dehydration
- Biological Product Preservation
- New Processing Technologies
Course contributes to the professional component by serving as one of the engineering
science and engineering design courses.
Course contributes to the following program outcomes: a) apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering , b) design, conduct
experiments, analyze and interpret data, c) design a system, component or process,
e) identify, formulate and solve engineering problems, g) communicate effectively,
h) broad education in understanding engineering in global and societal context,
j) knowledge of contemporary issues, and k) techniques, skills and engineering
tools for practice.
