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1. Introduction to Biological Systems and Food Engineering (3) I. Giles
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Introduction to engineering and the engineering design process, with examples drawn from the fields of agriculture, biological and food engineering. Emphasis on the relationship of engineering principles to biological systems. Laboratories include small group design projects and presentations. GE credit: SciEng.
75. Properties of Materials in Biological Systems (4) II. Slaughter
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 1A; Physics 9C (may be taken concurrently). Properties of typical biological materials; composition and structure with emphasis on the effects of physical and biochemical properties on design of engineered systems; interactions of biological materials with typical engineering materials. GE credit: SciEng.
90C. Research Group Conference in Biological Systems Engineering (1) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: lower division standing in Biological Systems Engineering or Food Engineering; consent of instructor. Research group conference. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
90X. Lower Division Seminar (1-4) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1-4 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Examination of a special topic in a small group setting.
92. Internship in Biological Systems Engineering (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Hills in charge)
Internship. Prerequisite: lower division standing; project approval prior to period of internship. Supervised work experience in biological systems engineering. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
98. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Hills in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Group study of selected topics; restricted to lower division students. (P/NP grading only.)
99. Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Hills in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
114. Principles of Field Machinery Design (3) III. Chen
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 36, 104. Traction and stability of vehicles with wheels or tracks. Operating principles of field machines and basic mechanisms used in their design.
115. Forest Engineering (3) III. Hartsough
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 104, Biological Sciences 1C. Applications of engineering principles to problems in forestry including those in forest regeneration, harvesting, residue utilization, and transportation.
116. Forest Engineering Field Problems (2) I. Miles
Lecture--1 hour; three weekend field trips to Blodgett Forest. Prerequisite: course 114 or 115. A field study and critical analysis of operations, techniques, and equipment common in forest management, with particular consideration to measurements, data analysis, safety of operations, and maintenance practices.
120. Power and Energy Conversion (4) II. Jenkins
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 17, 36, 103A, 105A. Fundamentals of energy conversion with applications to biological and agricultural systems. Design and performance characteristics of power devices and systems including combustion engines, electric generators and motors, fluid power systems, fans, pumps, mechanical transmissions, and others. Selection of units for power matching and optimal performance.
125. Heat and Mass Transfer in Biological Systems (3) III. VanderGheynst
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 75, Engineering 105A. Heat and mass transfer and psychrometrics with principal applications to biological and environmental processes. Steady and transient heat and mass transfer. Analysis of heat conduction, convection and radiation, and material diffusion and convection.
130. Dynamic Modeling of Processes in Biological Systems (3) II. Rumsey
Lecture/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 5 or the equivalent. Introduction to techniques for modeling processes through mass and energy balances, rate equations, and equations of state. Computer solution of models. Example models include package design, evaporation, respiration heating, thermal processing of foods, and plant growth.
132. Unit Operations in Food Engineering (4) III. Singh
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 125, Engineering 103A, 105A. Mechanical unit operations applied to such processes as non-Newtonian flow, size reduction, sorting and mixing of granular materials. Thermal operations related to refrigeration, freezing, evaporation and drying of foods.
143. Analytical Hydrology and Watershed Mangement (3) II. Parlange
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103A or Hydrologic Science 103, and working knowledge of FORTRAN. Introduction to watershed hydrology modeling. Techniques in precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, subsurface and overland flow, non-point source pollution, snowmelt, and their formulation in watershed model design and programming. (Same course as Hydrologic Science 143.)
145. Irrigation and Drainage Systems (4) II. Wallender, Grismer, Hills
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103A or Hydrologic Science 103. Engineering and scientific principles applied to the design of surface, sprinkle and micro irrigation systems and drainage systems within economic, biological, and environmental constraints. Interaction between irrigation and drainage will be emphasized. (Same course as Hydrologic Science 115.)
165. Bio-Instrumentation and Control (3) I. Delwiche
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 100. Instrumentation and control for biological production systems. Measurement system concepts, instrumentation and transducers for sensing biological parameters, data acquisition, and process control.
170A. Engineering Design and Professional Responsibilities (3) II. Miles
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 1, Engineering 36, 104. Introduction to engineering design including professional responsibilities. Emphasis placed on project selection, data sources, specifications, human factors, biological materials, safety systems, and professionalism. Detailed design proposals will be developed for course 170B.
170B. Engineering Projects: Design (3) I, II, III. Miles
Laboratory/discussion--three 2-hour sessions. Prerequisite: course 170A. Individual or group projects involving the design of devices, structures, or systems to solve specific problems in agriculture or forestry. Students may select their projects, subject to approval of instructor.
170C. Engineering Projects: Design Evaluation (3) I, II, III. Miles
Laboratory--three 3-hour sessions. Prerequisite: course 170B strongly recommended. Individual or group projects involving fabrication, assembly and testing of components, devices, structures or systems designed to solve specific problems in agriculture or forestry. Projects selected by the instructor from those designed in course 170B.
175. Rheology of Biological Materials (3) II. K. McCarthy
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Chemical Engineering 150A or Engineering 103A; and Engineering 105A or Chemical Engineering 152A. Introduction to fluid and solid rheology, viscoelastic behavior of foods and other biological materials, and application of rheological properties to food and biological systems (i.e., pipeline design, extrusion, mixing, coating).
190C. Research Group Conference in Biological Systems Engineering (1) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: upper division standing in Biological Systems Engineering or Food Engineering; consent of instructor. Research group conference. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
190X. Upper Division Seminar (1-4) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1-4 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. In-depth examination of a special topic in a small group setting.
192. Internship in Biological Systems Engineering (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Hills in charge)
Internship. Prerequisite: upper division standing; approval of project prior to period of internship. Supervised work experience in biological systems engineering. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
197T. Tutoring in Biological Systems Engineering (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff
Tutorial--1-5 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing in engineering; consent of instructor. Tutoring of students in undergraduate biological systems engineering courses. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Hills in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Hills in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
200. Research Methods in Biological Systems Engineering (2) I. Giles
Lecture--2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Planning, execution and reporting of research projects. Literature review techniques and proposal preparation. Record keeping and patents. Uncertainty analysis in experiments and computations. Graphic analysis. Oral and written presentation of research results, manuscript preparation, submission and review.
215. Soil-Machine Relations in Tillage and Traction (3) II. Upadhyaya
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 114. Mechanics of interactions between agricultural soils and tillage and traction devices; determination of relevant physical properties of soil; analyses of stress and strains in soil due to machine-applied loads; experimental and analytical methods for synthesizing characteristics of overall systems. Offered in alternate years.
*216. Energy Systems (3) II. Jenkins
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 105A. Theory and application of energy systems. System analysis including input-output analysis, energy balances, thermodynamic availability, economics, environmental considerations. Energy conversion systems and devices including cogeneration, heat pump, fuel cell, hydroelectric, wind, photovoltaic, and biomass conversion processes. Offered in alternate years.
218. Solar Thermal Engineering (3) I. T. Rumsey
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course in heat transfer. Familiarity with FORTRAN language. Analysis and design of solar energy collection systems. Sun-earth geometry and estimation of solar radiation. Steady state and dynamic models of solar collectors. Modeling of thermal energy storage devices. Computer simulation. Offered in alternate years.
220. Pilot Plant Operations in Aquacultural Engineering (3) III. Piedrahita
Lecture--1 hour; laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: Civil Engineering 243A-243B or Applied Biological Systems Technology 161, 163. Topics in water treatment as they apply to aquaculture operations. Laboratory study of unit operations in aquaculture. Offered in alternate years.
*231. Mass Transfer in Food and Biological Systems (3) I. Krochta
Lecture/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Application of mass transfer principles to food and biological systems. Study of mass transfer affecting food quality and shelf life. Analysis of mass transfer in polymer films used for coating and packaging foods and controlling release of biologically active compounds. Offered in alternate years.
*233. Analysis of Processing Operations: Drying and Evaporation (3) II. T. Rumsey
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course in food or process engineering, familiarity with FORTRAN. Diffusion theory in drying of solids. Analysis of fixed-bed and continuous-flow dryers. Steady-state and dynamic models to predict performance evaporators: multiple effects, mechanical and thermal recompression, control systems. Offered in alternate years.
235. Advanced Analysis of Unit Operations in Food and Biological Engineering (3) III. Singh
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 132. Analysis and design of food processing operations. Steady state and dynamic heat and mass transfer models for operations involving phase change such as freezing and frying. Separation processes including membrane applications in food and fermentation systems.
237. Thermal Process Design (3) III. T. Rumsey
Lecture--2 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course in heat transfer. Heat transfer and biological basis for design of heat sterilization of foods and other biological materials in containers or in bulk. Offered in alternate years.
239. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Biological Systems (3) I. M. McCarthy
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Theory and applications of magnetic resonance imaging to biological systems. Classical Bloch model of magnetic resonance. Applications to be studied are drying of fruits, flow of food suspensions, diffusion of moisture, and structure of foods. Offered in alternate years.
*240. Infiltration and Drainage (3) II. Grismer
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Soil Science 107; Engineering 103A. Aspects of multi-phase flow in soils and their application to infiltration and immiscible displacement problems. Gas phase transport and entrapment during infiltration, and oil-water-gas displacement will be considered. Offered in alternate years.
*241. Sprinkle and Trickle Irrigation Systems (3) III. Hills
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 145. Computerized design of sprinkle and trickle irrigation systems. Consideration of emitter mechanics, distribution functions and water yield functions. Offered in alternate years.
242. Hydraulics of Surface Irrigation (3) III. Wallender
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 145/Hydrologic Science 115. Mathematical models of surface-irrigation systems for prediction of the ultimate disposition of water flowing onto a field. Quantity of runoff and distribution of infiltrated water over field length as a function of slope, roughness, infiltration and inflow rates. Offered in alternate years.
243. Water Resource Planning and Management (3) I. Marino
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Hydrologic Science 141 or Civil and Environmental Engineering 142. Applications of deterministic and stochastic mathematical programming techniques to water resource planning, analysis, design, and management. Water allocation, capacity expansion, and reservoir operation. Conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater. Water quality management. Irrigation planning and operation models. (Same course as Hydrologic Science 243.) Offered in alternate years.
245. Waste Management for Biological Production Systems (3) II. Zhang
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Characterization of solid and liquid wastes from animal, crop, and food production systems. Study of methods and system design for handling, treatment, and disposal/utilization of these materials. Offered in alternate years.
*260. Analog Instrumentation (4) II. Delwiche
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 100. Instrument characteristics: generalized instrument models, calibration, and frequency response. Signal conditioning: operational amplifier circuits, filtering, and noise. Transducers: motion, force, pressure, flow, temperature, and photoelectric. Offered in alternate years.
265. Design and Analysis of Engineering Experiments (4) III. Upadhyaya, Plant
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: at least one undergraduate course in statistics or consent of instructor. Design, management, and analysis of engineering experiments with emphasis on criteria for the selection and utilization of statistical methods. Problems necessitating the use of campus and departmental computing facilities will be assigned.
*270. Modeling and Analysis of Biological and Physical Systems (4) III. Upadhyaya, T. Rumsey
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory/discussion--3 hours. Prerequisite: Civil and Environmental Engineering 212A. Mathematical modeling of biological systems: model development; analytical and numerical (finite difference and finite elements) solutions. Case studies from various specializations within Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Offered in alternate years.
275. Physical Properties of Biological Materials (3) I. Chen
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Selected topics on physical properties, such as mechanical, optical, rheological, and aerodynamic properties, as related to the design of harvesting, handling, sorting, and processing equipment. Techniques for measuring and recording physical properties of biological materials.
289A-K. Selected Topics in Biological Systems Engineering (1-5) I. The Staff
Variable--1-5 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Special topics in: (A) Animal Systems Engineering; (B) Aquacultural Engineering; (C) Biological Engineering; (D) Energy Systems; (E) Environmental Quality; (F) Food Engineering; (G) Forest Engineering; (H) Irrigation and Drainage; (I) Plant Production and Harvest; (J) Postharvest Engineering; (K) Sensors and Actuators. May be repeated for credit when topic differs.
290. Seminar (1) I, II, III. The Staff
Seminar--1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Weekly seminars on recent advances and selected topics in biological systems engineering. Course theme will change from quarter to quarter. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
290C. Graduate Research Conference (1) I, II, III. The Staff (Hills in charge)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Research problems, progress and techniques in biological systems engineering. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading only.)
297. Advances in Food Engineering (1) I, II, III. Singh
Seminar--1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Review and discussion of current literature and developments in food engineering. Presentations by individual students. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Hills in charge)
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Hills in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
390. Supervised Teaching in Biological and Agricultural Engineering (1-3) I, II, III. The Staff
Laboratory--3 hours; tutorial--3-9 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing; consent of instructor. Tutoring and teaching students in undergraduate courses offered in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Weekly conferences with instructor; evaluation of teaching. Preparing for and conducting demonstrations, laboratories and discussions. Preparing and grading exams. May be repeated for a total of 6 units. (S/U grading only.)
UC Davis 1997-98 Online General Catalog. Posted August 1, 1997.
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