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Archived Version 2010 - 2011
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Description To apply the principles of heat, mass and momentum transfer to bioprocess systems | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Balance chemical reaction equations 2. Solve simple enthalpy balances in fermentation processes 3. Calculate momentum transfer in batch and continuous bioprocess 4. Formulate simple transport problems into a mathematical model 5. Choose the appropriate transfer model to solve simple chemical engineering problems 6. Determine scale-up effects in fermentation processes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Activities Introduction to bioprocessbioreactor systems; principles and practices of fermentation; fermentation organisms; basic bioreactor designRheologyreview of fluid rheology; experimental viscometry of biofluids; effects of cell morphology on broth rheologyBubbles and dropsbubble formation, break-up and coalescence; bubble rise velocities; interfacial area and hold-up in agitated and non-agitated systems; behaviour of bubbles in beverages; drop dispersionAeration and agitationachieving mixing and mass transfer in bioreactors; specification of equipment; flow regimes; power requirementsOxygen mass transfer in bioreactorsmicrobial oxygen demands; methods for the determination of mass transfer coefficients; mass transfer correlationsScale-up of stirred tank bioreactorsprinciple of similarity; criteria for scale-up in biological systemsHeat generation and heat transfer in bioreactorssources of heat generation; heat removal; specification of heating/cooling systems; heat transfer coefficients in agitated systems | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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