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CHE 212: Thermodynamics     3 (3+0+1)
Fundamental concepts and definitions; systems, properties and processes. Heat and work. First law; closed system, open systems, model applications. Working fluids, liquid, vapor and perfect gases. Steam tables. Second law, cycle efficiency.  Reversibility. Entropy - simple cycles; Carnot, Otto, Diesel and Refrigeration. Psychometric properties: definitions and psychometric chart.
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AGENG 311: Heat Transfer in Bio-systems     2 (2+0+1)
Theory of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation. Steady and unsteady state heat transfer. Heat exchangers. Heat transfer applications in food, bio-systems, and agricultural structures.
AGENG 445: Food and Bioprocess Engineering II     3 (2+1+0)
Application of heat and mass transfer, and reaction kinetics in analysis and design of various thermal unit operations used in food and biomaterials processing including: thermal and aseptic processing, refrigeration, freezing, evaporation, drying, extrusion and freeze-drying.
AGENG 491: Graduation Project I     2 (0+1+0)
The objective of the project is to apply the engineering aspects in planning, designing, or developing of agricultural or biological system, or evaluating existing projects. An engineering report will then be written.  In the first part (Graduation project I), the topic will be selected and all necessary information will be collected. Two chapters of the report and the primary results should be submitted.
AGENG 492: Graduation Project II     3 (0+2+0)
Continuation of the graduation project I, including: performing the project, completion of the report and finally presenting and defending the project.
AGEN 530 Thermal process Design of Food      3 (2+1)
Biological relations and reaction kinetics of micro-organisms and enzymes in computations of pasteurization and sterilization operations. Computational methods of thermal processing of food. Ultra high temperature sterilization of thermal processing of food.
AGEN 580 Selected Topics in Agricultural Engineering      3 (3+0)
Advances in technological, engineering, and recent trends in various field of Agricultural Engineering.