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department Engineering: Biological and Agricultural (X) |
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours; project. Open only to students in Biological Systems Engineering. Introduction to engineering and the engineering design process with examples drawn from fields of biological, agricultural and food engineering. Relationship of engineering principles to biological systems. Small group design projects and presentations, use of engineering software, and fabrication of designs.—I. (I.) Piedrahita, Jenkins
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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.—II. (II.) Rosa, Slaughter
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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.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
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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.)
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Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Group study of selected topics; restricted to lower division students. (P/NP grading only.)
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(P/NP grading only.)
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Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Physics 9B. Fluid mechanics axioms, fluid statics, kinematics, velocity fields for one-dimensional incompressible flow and boundary layers, turbulent flow time averaging, potential flow, dimensional analysis, and macroscopic balances to solve a range of practical problems. (Same course as Hydrologic Science 103N.)—I. (I.) Wallender
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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.—III. Rosa
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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.—(III.) Hartsough
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 17, 102, 103, 105. Design and performance of power devices and systems including combustion engines, electric generators and motors, fluid power systems, fuels, and emerging technologies. Selection of units for power matching and optimum performance.—I. (I.) Rosa
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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.—III. (III.) Fan, VanderGheynst
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: Statistics 100, Engineering 102. Anatomical, physiological, and biomechanical bases of physical ergonomics. Human motor capabilities, body mechanics, kinematics and anthropometry. Use of bioinstrumentation, industrial surveillance techniques and the NIOSH lifting guide. Cumulative trauma disorders. Static and dynamic biomechanical modeling. Emphasis on low back, shoulder, and hand/wrist biomechanics.—III. (III.) Fathallah
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Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 75, Engineering 6 or Computer Science Engineering 30, Mathematics 22B. 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.—II. (II.) K. McCarthy, Upadhyaya
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 130, course 125 and Engineering 103 (may be taken concurrently). 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.—(III.) VanderGheynst, Singh
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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.—I. (I.) Jenkins, Zhang
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Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 16B or 21A; Hydrologic Science 103 or Engineering 103 recommended. Fundamentals of groundwater flow and contaminant hydrology. Occurrence, distribution, and movement of groundwater. Well-flow systems. Aquifer tests. Well construction operation and maintenance. Groundwater exploration and quality assessment. Agricultural threats to groundwater quality: fertilizers, pesticides, and salts. Same course as Hydrologic Science 144.—I. (I.) Mariño
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Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Engineering 103 or 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. (Same course as Hydrologic Science 115.)—II. Grismer, Wallender
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Lecture/laboratory—30 hours; fieldwork—15 hours; discussion—10 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Physics 7B or 9B, Mathematics 16C or 21C, Civil and Environmental Engineering 142 or Hydrologic Science 141 or Environmental and Resource Sciences 100. Five days of instruction in Tahoe City. Practical hydrology and runoff water quality management from Tahoe Basin slopes. Development of hillslope and riparian restoration concepts, modeling and applications from physical science perspectives including precipitation-runoff relationships, sediment transport, and detention ponds. (Same course as Hydrologic Science 147.)—Grismer
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Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 75, Biological Sciences 101 or Microbiology 102. Microbial and enzyme kinetics. Biomass conversion. Production and recovery of biochemicals from plants and animals. Delivery and detection of microorganisms for bioremediation and biological control.—II. (II.) VanderGheynst
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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.—I. (I.) Delwiche, Slaughter
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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.—I. (I.) Giles, Zhang
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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.—II. (II.) Giles, Zhang
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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.—II. (II.) Giles, Zhang
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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.—II. (II.) Miles, Zhang
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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.—III. (III.)
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