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249 Engineering Principles for Biological Systems. II; 3 cr . Applications of basic engineering principles such as mass and energy balances, psychrometric heat and mass transfer and fluid flow to problems encountered in agricultural and biological systems including grain conditioning, fruit and vegetable storage, food processing, animal housing, and environmental control. P: Math 221.

Course Prerequisite(s)

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Topics covered

• Introduction to Engineering Design
• Introduction to Modeling
• Understanding the language of Equations
• Accuracy and Precision, Significant Figures
• Dimensions, Units and Unit Conversion
• Dimensional Analysis
• Engineering Models of Biological Systems
• Mass Balance in Biological Systems
• Properties of Biological Materials
• Psychrometrics
• Forms of Energy
• Energy Balance in Biological Systems
• Heat Transfer in Biological Systems
• Intro to Organic Chemistry
• Microbial Systems
• Plant Systems
• Animal Systems
• EcoSystems

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