MVI361 Unit Operations

Credits (ECTS):10

Course responsible:Simon Gustafson Bruerberg

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Engelsk, norsk

Limits of class size:50

Course frequency:Annually

Nominal workload:Lectures: 78 hours. Preparation for lectures: 39 hours. Self-study, exercises and assignment: 153 hours. Total: 250 hours.

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Autumn parallel. This course has examination after the autumn parallel.

About this course

Changes will occur as a new teacher will take over in fall 2025

Transport phenomena, air/water mixtures, rheology, pipe transport, porous beds, fluidisation, filtration, separation processes, heat transfer, dehydration, distillation, fermentation and measurement methods. The course will give an overview of important methods for measuring the quality of raw materials, intermediate and final products. The course will cover both off-, at-, on- and in-line measurement methods.

Learning outcome

Knowledge: Students will aquire deeper knowledge and in-depth skills in relation to unit operations and measurement methods in food engineering.

Skills: The students should be able to evaluate unit operations in the food industry and use or implement measurement methods into food production. The skills represent tools achieving the United Nations goals on sustainability.

General competence: They will also acquire a thorough insight into conditions regarding machinery, instruments and other equipment in the food industry, and further knowledge of measurement methods.

  • Learning activities
    Lectures, calculations/groupwork and semester assignment.
  • Teaching support
    The course responsible is available via Canvas and e-mail.
  • Prerequisites
    MVI261, MVI180 or equivalent.
  • Assessment method
    3.5 hour written examination counts 100 %, A-F. Semester assignment is obligatory and must be approved.

    Written exam Karakterregel: Letter grades Hjelpemiddel: B2 Calculator handed out, other aids as specified
  • Examiner scheme
    An external examiner must approve the evaluation arrangements for the course.
  • Mandatory activity
    Semester assignment.
  • Teaching hours
    Lectures: 6 hours per week for 13 weeks.
  • Preferential right
    M-MAT, M-MATVIT
  • Admission requirements
    Special requirements in Science