2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

CAPE3800 Unit Operations in Food Process Engineering

30 creditsClass Size: 30

Module manager: Dr C Poole
Email: c.poole@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

Pre-requisites

CAPE1020	Engineering Science 1
CAPE2010	Engineering Science 2

Module replaces

PEME3800 Unit Operations in Food Process Engineering

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should have a detailed knowledge and understanding of the theory, design and applications of a range of unit operations used in the food processing industries, including milling and classification, materials handling and storage, solid/liquid separation, mixing and reaction vessels, packaging and storage systems.

Learning outcomes
On completion of the module, students will:
- Have an understanding of the underpinning mathematics, science and engineering involved in a variety of unit operations used in food processing;
- Be aware of how these unit operations are designed and operate;
- Be able to select appropriate unit operations and equipment in the design of food processing plants.

Skills outcomes
An appreciation of the theory and industrial applications of a range of unit operations used in food processing.

Syllabus

Milling – design and selection of crushing and grinding mills, comminution theories, particle breakage mechanisms, energy requirements.
Classification – theory and operational practice of screens and cyclones.
Materials handling – design and application of particulate handling systems and discharge equipment, flow patterns in bins and bunkers.
Solid/liquid separation – theory, design and application of sedimentation, filtration, centrifuging and drying systems.
Reaction vessels and systems – reaction kinetics and mechanisms, batch and mixed flow reactors, continuous stirred tank and fluid bed reactors, effects of temperature and pressure, heat transfer considerations.
Packaging and storage – theory and design of modern unit operations.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	20	2.00	40.00
Practical	3	2.00	6.00
Tutorial	20	1.00	20.00
Private study hours			234.00
Total Contact hours			66.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

Review of weekly lecture notes
Directed reading of recommended texts
Compilation and submission of specified coursework

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Numerical problem sheets
Laboratory reports
Technical report
Verbal presentation

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	Technical report	20.00
Presentation	Verbal presentation	20.00
Report	3 laboratory reports	30.00
Assignment	3 problem sheets	30.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 12/04/2016

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