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EP8207

Advanced Dewatering and Drying Engineering

Lessons are not given in the academic year 2010/2011

Credits 7.5
Level Doctoral degree level
Language of instruction English
Examination arrangement Oral examination

About

About the course

Course content

The course will be lectured normally every second year. Next time autumn 2011
Frame for the technical content:
• Introductions to Phase Transitions
• Physical State and Molecular Mobility
• Water and Phase Transitions
• Sorption Isotherms
• Food Components and Polymers
• Time-Dependent Phenomena
• Mechanical Properties
• Drying Kinetics
The course can be individually adjusted.

Learning outcome

The course will give fundamental understanding of how water content, time and temperature will influence the physical condition and quality of food and biological materials.

Learning methods and activities

Colloquium and obligatory calculation tasks

Compulsory assignments

  • Practical tasks

Course materials

Defined chapters from following books: Phase Transitions in Foods, Yrjö Roos, Guide to Industrial Drying, Arun S. Mujumdar, Selected articles and notes.

Subject areas

  • Energy and Process Engineering
  • Industrial Process Technology
  • Food Subjects
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Energy and Process Engineering

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Oral examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010

Oral examination
Weighting 100/100

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