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1. Introduction to Biological Systems and Food Engineering (4) I. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--6 hours. Open only to students in Biological Systems Engineering or Food Engineering. Introduction to engineering design process with examples drawn from biological, agricultural, and food engineering. Emphasis on applying engineering principles to biological systems. Laboratories include group design projects and presentations, use of engineering software, measurements, and fabrication of design.
25. Biosystems Engineering in Industry (2) III. VanderGheynst, Giles, Thompson
Lecture--1 hour; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 1, Biological Sciences 1A, Physics 9B. Introduction to industrial applications of engineering design applied to food production, energy and environmental systems and biotechnology. Focus on the application of calculus, science and basic engineering fundamentals to the design of biological processes. Emphasis on team work, written and oral communication skills.
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.)
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 102, 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.
120. Power and Energy Conversion (4) I. Jenkins
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 17, 102, 103, and 105. Fundamentals of energy conversion and power systems. Design and performance characteristics of power devices and systems including combustion engines, electric generators and motors, fluid power systems, and others. Selection of units for power matching and optimal performance.
125. Heat and Mass Transfer in Biological Systems (4) II. VanderGheynst
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 75 and Engineering 105. Heat and mass transfer and psychrometrics with principal applications to biological, food, and environmental processes. Steady and transient heat and mass transfer. Analysis of heat conduction, convection and radiation, and material diffusion and convection. Analysis of heat and mass transfer with non-Newtonian fluid flow.
130. Dynamic Modeling of Processes in Biological Systems (4) II. Rumsey
Lecture/discussion--4 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 5 or the equivalent. Techniques for modeling processes through mass and energy balance, rate equations, and equations of state. Computer problem solution of models. Example models include package design, evaporation, respiration heating, thermal processing of foods, and plant growth.
132. Unit Operations in Biological and Food Engineering (4) III. Piedrahita, VanderGheynst, Singh
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory-3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 125, 130. Mechanical unit operations which involve non-Newtonian flow, size reduction and mixing. Thermal operations related to drying, sterilization, freezing, and refrigeration. Mass transfer operations applied to membrane separations, adsorption, and absorption processes.
135. Bioenvironmental Engineering (4) III. Zhang
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 125, 130. Biological responses to environmental conditions. Principles and engineering design of environmental control systems. Overview of environmental pollution problems and legal restrictions for biological systems, introduction of environmental quality assessment techniques, and environmental pollution control technologies.
144. Groundwater Hydrology (3) I. Mariño
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 16B or 21A; Hydrologic Science 103 or Engineering 103 recommended. Fundamentals of groundwater hydrology --occurrence, movement and distribution of groundwater; well-flow systems--well construction, operation and maintenance; groundwater contamination--exploration and quality assessment. (Same course as Hydrologic Science 144.) Not open for credit to students who have completed Hydrologic Science 145A.
145. Irrigation and Drainage Systems (4) II. Wallender, Grismer, Hills
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103 and 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. Bioinstrumentation and Control (4) I. Delwiche
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 100. Instrumentation and control for biological production systems. Measurement system concepts, instrumentation and transducers for sensing physical and biological parameters, data acquisition and control.
170A. Engineering Design and Professional Responsibilities (3) III. Miles
Lecture--2 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 1, Engineering 102, 104. Engineering design including professional responsibilities. Emphasis on project selection, data sources, specifications, human factors, biological materials, safety systems, and professionalism. Detailed design proposals will be developed for courses 170B and 170BL.
170B. Engineering Projects: Design (2) I, II. Miles
Discussion--2 hours. Prerequisite: course 170A, course 170BL required concurrently. Individual or group projects involving the design of devices, structures, or systems to solve specific engineering problems in biological systems. Project for study is jointly selected by student and instructor. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of course 170C.)
170BL. Engineering Projects: Design Laboratory (1) I, II. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 170B required concurrently. Individual or group projects involving the design of devices, structures, or systems to solve specific engineering problems in biological systems. (Deferred grading only, pending completion of course 170CL.)
170C. Engineering Projects: Design Evaluation (1) II, III. Miles
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 170B; required to enroll in course 170CL concurrently. Individual or group projects involving the fabrication, assembly and testing of components, devices, structures, or systems designed to solve specific engineering problems in biological systems. Project for study previously selected by student and instructor in course 170B.
170CL. Engineering Projects: Design Evaluation (2) II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: required to enroll in course 170C concurrently. Individual or group projects involving the fabrication, assembly and testing of components, devices, structures, or systems designed to solve specific engineering problems in biological systems.
175. Rheology of Biological Materials (3) II. McCarthy
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Chemical Engineering 150A or Engineering 103; Engineering 105 or Chemical Engineering 152A. 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).
189A-G. Special Topics in Biological Systems Engineering (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Variable--3-15 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing in engineering; consent of instructor. Special topics in: (A) Agricultural Engineering; (B) Aquacultural Engineering; (C) Biomedical Engineering; (D) Biotechnical Engineering; (E) Ecological Systems Engineering; (F) Food Engineering; and (G) Forest
Engineering. May be repeated for credit when topic differs.
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.)
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 105. 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) I or 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) II. 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 103. 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/Hydrologic Science 115. 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 the equivalent. 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.
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.
*262. Computer Interfacing and Control (4) II. Delwiche
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 100, course 165. Procedural and object-oriented programming in C++, analog and digital signal conversion, data acquisition and computer control. 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 are 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, II, III. 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.)
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 1999-2000 Online General Catalog. Posted July 30, 1999.
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