Bioengineering Project

Code:

EBE0181

Acronym:

PBIO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biological Engineering

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Bioengineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIB	11	Syllabus	5	-	12	28	324

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

According to CDIO:
1. Acquisition of technical knowledge
1.3 Advanced knowledge engineering: knowledge of techniques for design of bioengineering process industries.
2. Acquisition of personal and professional skills.
2.1 Thinking and solving problems of engineering: ability to solve problems of design of industrial plants.
2.3 Advanced knowledge of engineering: ability to design several equipments.
2.4 Personal skills and attitudes: awareness in obtaining credible solutions.
2.5 Professional skills and attitudes: industrial design, economic analysis of projects.
3. Acquisition of inter-personal skills, teamwork and communications~
3.1 Working in groups: Training in teamwork practice.
3.2 Communications: ability to interact within the group, and ability of presentation and discussion of projects.
3.3 Communication in foreign languages: English.
4. Design, implementation and operation of systems at company and social levels
4.1 External and social frameworks: concepts of risk and environmental impact.
4.2 Background and business communication: skills related to economic evaluation of projects.
4.3 Design and engineering systems: heuristics for process synthesis.
4.4 Project: Project of industrial plants taking into account disparate information sources.

Program

Part I
1 - Basic concepts of design and simulation
2 - Computer-aided design
3 - Design of pumps, compressors and valves
4 - Design of stirred tanks and storage
5 - Design of heat exchangers, utilities and services
6 - Economic analysis of projects
Part II. Realization of a project with the following components:
A - Identification of final product;
B - Market studies;
C - Establishment of capacity;
D - Mass balances (for establishment of PFD);
E - Design of 1 bioreactor;
F – Mechanic design of 1 stirred tank;
G – Project of 1 or 2 units of separation;
H - Design of 1 pumping circuit;
I - Design of 1 heat exchanger;
J - Design of 1 compressor;
L - Economic analysis of the project.

Mandatory literature

R.K. Sinnott; Chemical engineering
Warren D. Seider, J. D. Seader, Daniel R. Lewin; Product and process design principles. ISBN: 0-471-45247-5 0471203165
Stanley M. Walas; Chemical process equipment. ISBN: 0-7506-9385-1
Jens Nielsen, John Villadsen, Gunnar Lidén; Bioreaction engineering principles. ISBN: 0-306-47349-6
Roger G. Harrison... [et al.]; Bioseparations science and engineering. ISBN: 0-19-512340-9
Max S. Peters, Klaus D. Timmerhaus; Plant design and economics for Chemical Engineers. ISBN: 0-07-100871-3
M. Manuela da Fonseca e José A. Teixeira; Reatores Biológicos - Fundamentos e Aplicações, Lidel, 2007. ISBN: 9-789727573660

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes for lecturing and discussion of topics related with preliminary design of bioengineering processes. Concerning the project, there will be sessions with each group and the supervisor to monitor the work progress and to discuss future strategies. The progress and quality of the project is the responsibility of the students themselves. It is the supervisor’s responsibility to monitor the project, thus guaranteeing that the project report will be submitted by 14 December 2012.

Software

SuperPro Designer V8.0
Aspen One

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Process engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	28,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Not applicable.

Calculation formula of final grade

Development of an industrial process in the field of Bioengineering. The progress and quality of the project is the responsibility of the students. The supervisor’s responsibility is to monitor the project, thus guaranteeing that the project report will be submitted by the end of the first week of January 2012 The project supervisor may request partial reports, should the need arise.
The evaluation of the course unit consists of three components:
Component 1 – Project and project report (60%).
Component 2 - Project presentation and discussion of project and project report (30%). Component 3 - Assessment of supervisors based on all tasks of the course unit (10%).
NOTE: Evaluation will only be equal to or greater than 18 in the component 1 if the project is very good, and if the report is presented with good graphical quality and without spelling errors. The presentation of the work will have a total duration of 40 minutes (20 minutes for presentation and 20 minutes for discussion).
Deliverable: Report aat December 14, 2012.
Deadline for project presentation and discussion: 7th of January, 2013.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

Not applicable.