Heat and Mass Transfer in Bioprocesses (BENG0015)

The aim of this course is to provide students with an introduction to heat and mass transport phenomena required to design bioprocesses. Focus is on the development of a physical understanding of the underlying transport phenomena and upon the ability to apply transport analysis to practical bioprocess-oriented problems. The physical interpretation of the problem will be emphasised via the understanding of the problem’s mathematical solution.

Upon completion of the course, a student should be able to:

Understand the key design features that determine the heat transfer capability of a fermenter
	Evaluate the consequences of process changes on the performance of fermenter sterilisation and cooling
	Apply heat transfer principles to design a spray drier for the rapid drying of heat-labile proteins
	Define conditions for successful operation of a freeze drying process
	Understand the principles of dispersion and mass transfer within a packed bed chromatography systems
	Understand the fundamentals of distillation and mass transfer

DESIGN AND CREATIVE PRACTICE 3 (COMPACT)

Design and Creative Practice 3 (compact) (BARC0108)

Design and Creative Practice Year 3 is driven by an interest in interdisciplinary research-based practice that looks outside of the institution and promotes public facing, socially engaged projects. Throughout the year students explore and experiment with strategies for creating projects that are sustainable within a wide cultural context, whilst collectively exploring a theme relating to architecture and the built environment.

In line with the ethos of Architectural and Interdisciplinary Studies, in which students have the opportunity to tailor their educational experience by selecting their own modules, we encourage students to take the lead. Projects are developed through collaboration and conversation within the peer group and with the guidance and direction of the tutors. Due to the broad range of research topics and multiple disciplines explored in the module we aim to invite external practitioners with specific skills or areas of expertise to contribute to the group discussions through a series of workshops, screening and talks. 

The module starts in term 1 with a series of short projects that are often carried out in pairs or larger groups. Building on the outcomes of these initial projects students then have the opportunity to develop their own brief in response to a specific strand of research initiated in term 1. 

 