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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
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Module Title Biochemical Engineering Laboratory I
Module Code BE271
School School of Biotechnology
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Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Enrico Marsili
Semester 2: Enrico Marsili
Autumn: Enrico Marsili
Module TeacherEnrico Marsili
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description
Introduction to the principles and practices of engineering measurement

Learning Outcomes
1. Operate instrumentation commonly used in industrial bioprocesses
2. Measure physicochemical variables relevant to biochemical engineering experiments
3. Applying physical and engineering principles to real-world simple experiments
4. Collect experimental measures in a ordered and time-effective fashion
5. Perform simple statistical tests to evaluate the significance of the findings
6. Write concise and informative laboratory reports



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture6No Description
Laboratory39No Description
Independent learning time80No Description
Total Workload: 125

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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Basic concepts in engineering measurement.
units, data, input, output, independent variable, reliability, accuracy, precision, readability, analog, digital, system response characteristics.

Report writing.
standard format for the presentation of scientific and engineering reports.

Mass transfer.
Measurement of dissolution rate.

Cross-Flow Heat Exchanger.
Operation of a full scale heat exchanger.

Centrifugal Pump Characteristics.
Operation of a full scale centrifugal pump.

Flow Measurement.
Calculation of pressur losses in pipe systems.

Rheological Characterisation of Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluids.
Operation of a laboratory viscosimeter.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight0%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Report (s) (written / oral)n/a20%Week 4
Report (s) (written / oral)Final laboratory report80%Sem 2 End
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 2
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    BTBSc in Biotechnology
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