FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Food Engineering
GBE 303 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Biotransport Phenomena
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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GBE 303
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Elective
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionProblem SolvingQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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Assistant(s) |
Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to provide information about basic fluid mechanics and fluid transport in biological systems, to analyze the equations of momentum and mass transport at the molecular and macroscopic levels, and to apply basic principles in solving problems. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course covers the key properties of fluids, pressure changes in fluid motion, fluid transport in circulation, applications of Bernoulli's principle in biological systems, equations of momentum and mass transport, diffusion and convection. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction to biotransport and fundamental concepts. | Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems, 2nd Edition - Chapter 1 |
2 | Properties of fluids. Viscosity. Analysis of fluid behavior. Applications of Newton’s Law of viscosity. | Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems, 2nd Edition – Chapter 1 and 2, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition– Chapter 1 |
3 | Surface tension and capillary action. Law of Laplace. Membrane and cortical tension. | Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems, 2nd Edition – Chapter 2, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition– Chapter 1 |
4 | Basic pressure field equation. Pressure variation in a fluid. Static, stagnation, dynamic and total pressure. | Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems, 2nd Edition – Chapter 2, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition– Chapter 2 and 3 |
5 | Elementary fluid dynamics and its biological and medical applications. The Bernoulli Equation. | Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems, 2nd Edition – Chapter 3, 4 and 5, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition– Chapter 3 |
6 | Fluid flow in the circulation. Fundamentals of momentum transport. | Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems, 2nd Edition – Chapter 3, 4 and 5, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition– Chapter 5 and 8 |
7 | Conservation relations and applications of momentum transport. | Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems, 2nd Edition – Chapter 3, 4 and 5, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition– Chapter 5 and 8 |
8 | Midterm | |
9 | Finite control volume analysis. Fundamentals of mass transport. | Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems, 2nd Edition – Chapter 5 and 6, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition– Chapter 5 |
10 | Conservation of mass. The continuity equation. | Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems, 2nd Edition – Chapter 5 and 6, Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th Edition– Chapter 5 |
11 | Diffusion and convection. | Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems, 2nd Edition – Chapter 6, 7 and 8 |
12 | Transport in porous media. | Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems, 2nd Edition – Chapter 6, 7 and 8 |
13 | Mass transport and biochemical interactions. | Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems, 2nd Edition- Chapter 10 |
14 | Transport of drugs and macromolecules in tumors. | Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems, 2nd Edition- Chapter 15 |
15 | Semester Review | |
16 | Final exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | ‘‘Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems’’, (2nd Edition) by George A Truskey, Fan Yuan, David F. Katz. Pearson Prentice Hall Bioengineering, 2010. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | ‘‘Introduction to Fluid Mechanics’’, (5th Edition) by Donald, F. Young, Bruce, R. Munson, Theodore H. Okiishi, and Wade W. Huebsch. John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA, 2011.
‘‘Transport Phenomena’’, (2nd Edition) by R. Byron Bird, Warren E. Stewart, Edwin N. Lightfoot. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002.
‘‘Biological and Bioenvironmental Heat and Mass Transfer’’, by Datta, AK., 2002. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
1
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10
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Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury |
-
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-
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Project |
1
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20
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Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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30
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Final Exam |
1
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40
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
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60
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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2
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28
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
1
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14
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14
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
0
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Presentation / Jury |
-
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-
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0
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Project |
1
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25
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25
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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30
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30
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Final Exam |
1
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35
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35
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Total |
180
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | Being able to transfer knowledge and skills acquired in mathematics and science into engineering, | |||||
2 | Being able to identify and solve problem areas related to Food Engineering, | |||||
3 | Being able to design projects and production systems related to Food Engineering, gather data, analyze them and utilize their outcomes in practice, | |||||
4 | Having the necessary skills to develop and use novel technologies and equipment in the field of food engineering, |
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5 | Being able to take part actively in team work, express his/her ideas freely, make efficient decisions as well as working individually, |
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6 | Being able to follow universal developments and innovations, improve himself/herself continuously and have an awareness to enhance the quality, |
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7 | Having professional and ethical awareness, |
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8 | Being aware of universal issues such as environment, health, occupational safety in solving problems related to Food Engineering, | |||||
9 | Being able to apply entrepreneurship, innovativeness and sustainability in the profession, |
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10 | Being able to use software programs in Food Engineering and have the necessary knowledge and skills to use information and communication technologies that may be encountered in practice (European Computer Driving License, Advanced Level), |
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11 | Being able to gather information about food engineering and communicate with colleagues using a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) |
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12 | Being able to speak a second foreign language at intermediate level. |
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13 | Being able to relate the knowledge accumulated during the history of humanity to the field of expertise |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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