University of Liege | Version française
Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
BIAA0003-2  Food and agro-food engineering, 2nd part

Duration :  12h Th, 12h Pr
Number of credits :  
Master in Chemistry and Bio-industries, Professional Focus, 1st year2
Lecturer :  François Bera
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, examination in June
Course contents :  
- Fluids flow in porous media : development of the equations of KOZENY-CARMAN, BURKE-PLUMMER, ERGUN
- Homogeneous/heterogeneous fluidization ; laminar/turbulent flows
Design of a fluidized bed dryer
- Filtration with cake.
Theory, technology, calculation, the filtration additives
- Centrifuge decantation and decantation by gravity.
Theory, technology, calculation
- Evaporation
Theory, technology, calculation
- Thermobacteriology
Evaluation of the thermal processes used in industry
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Through the study of unit operations, to train the students in the use of the engineer sciences linking them to their mechanical, thermodynamic, physico-chemical bases. After completing the course the student is expected to be able to assess the most important unit operations involved in the biological products transformation.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Physics and mathematical course of bachelor level, in engineering sciences (first cycle)
INGE0002-1: Refrigeration and drying course (part 1)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Lectures : 12h
Practical Works : 12h
Recommended or required readings :  
HELDMAN D.R. and LUND D.B., 1992, Handbook of Engineering, Marcel Dekker Inc.
La filtration industrielle des liquides, T1 à 5, Société belge de filtration, Louvain-La-Neuve
FOUST A.S. et al, 1960, Principles of Unit Operations, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written examination (100%)
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Béra, François (Professeur) Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Procédés Agro-alimentaires 081 62 22 63 f.bera@ulg.ac.be



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