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Definition of greenhouse. Meaning of greenhouse technology and controlled environment agriculture (CEA). History and present scenario of greenhouse cultivation. Importance of greenhouse crop cultivation. Types of greenhouses. Types of covering materials and thermal screens for greenhouses. Planning of greenhouses. Importance of different climatic and non-climatic factors in selecting proper greenhouse technology. Measuring systems required for greenhouse. Design, construction and cost estimate of a greenhouse. The bamboo greenhouse technology. Control mechanisms for different climatic conditions: light, temperature, humidity, precipitation and carbon dioxide. Special methods of crop husbandry in greenhouse cultivation. Excursion: Visit to a commercial farm with greenhouse facility.

Elements of digital computer design; control unit, micro-programming, bus organisation and addressing schemes; micro-processors, system architecture, bus control, instruction execution and addressing modes; machine codes, assembly language and high-level language programming, micro-processors as state machines; microprocessor interfacing: input/output; technique, interrupt systems and direct memory access; interfacing to analogue systems and applications to D/A and A/D converters; system development tools: simulators, EPROM programming, assemblers and loaders, overview of available microprocessor application.

Basic laws of heat and mass transfer processes, and their relationships. Models of heat transfer, general heat conduction equation, steady-state conduction, unsteady heat transfer by convection, natural and forced, laminar and turbulent. Heat transfer by radiation, fundamentals of black and Gray bodies, combined models of heat transfer, radiation exchange between surfaces. Applications to heat exchangers, conductors and dryers. Dimensional analysis and heat transfer by convection. Analogy between heat, mass transfer. Reynold’s analogy. Chilton–Colburn analogy. Analogy between heat, mass and momentum, measurement, calculation and production of heat and mass transfer coefficients. Mass transfer fundamentals, diffusion and convection mass transfer. steady- state and unsteady mass transfer

Convection heat transfer: Newton’s law of cooling. Energy equation of convection. Continuity and momentum equations and their roles in convection heat transfer analysis. Convection heat transfer in laminar and turbulent flows. Internal and external flows. Heat transfer coefficients. Dimensional analysis and dimensionless groups in convection heat transfer. Convection heat transfer correlations. Heat exchanger analysis and design. Combined modes of heat transfer. Mass transfer: Mechanisms of mass transfer. Fick’s law of mass diffusion. General diffusion law. Rate equations. Comparison of Fick’s and Fourier’s laws. Equations of mass transfer in stationary systems. Similarities between conduction and mass transfer in stationary systems. Mass transfer coefficient. Electrical analogy of mass transfer. Equimolal counter diffusion. Drying and humidification of solids and gases. Types of dryers. Evaporation. Mass transfer correlations in convective systems.

Heat Transfer: Heat transfer systems (types of heat exchanger). Modes of heat transfer (conductive heat transfer- steady state in different geometries and layers. convective (free and forced) and radiative heat transfer). Estimation of convective heat and overall transfer coefficient. Fouling of heat transfer surfaces. Design of heat transfer exchanger. Unsteady- state transfer. Pyschrometry and its application in food processing. Ohmic and microwave heating. Mass Transfer: Diffusion process. Convective Mass transfer. Laminar and turbulent flow (over a flat plat, in a pipe, over spherical bodies). Unsteady-state mass transfer. Transient-state diffusion. Diffusion of vapour through solid films. 400 Level GET 402 Engineering Project I (2 Units: C; PH 90) Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. Complete the design phase of a complex engineering problem sourced from industry or community during the SIWES III programme. 2. Demonstrate the connection between engineering product-making and the theoretical courses they have learned following the applicable industry best practices. Course Contents In the second semester of the 400-level students, preferably in groups, work from the university on the identified industry or organization to tackle industry complex engineering problems. Theoretical issues may be provided by the department faculty or industry experts. During the vacation, students will now work full time with the organisation/industry on the project as part of the SIWES III. The students can also go beyond the department and engage in multidisciplinary undertakings. Literature survey, review of existing systems etc. must be achieved to a satisfactory extent. GET 404 Engineering Valuation and Appraisal (2 Units: C; LH 30) Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. Identify at least three (3) objectives of engineering valuation work, valuer's primary duty and responsibility and valuation terminologies. 2. Describe at least four (4) Valuer's obligation to his or her client, to other valuers, and to the society. 3. Demonstrate with example the engineering valuation methods, valuation standards, and practices. 4. Prepare engineering valuation and appraisal reports and review 5. Discuss expert witnessing and ethics in valuation. 6. Determine price, cost, value, depreciation and obsolescence in real property, personal property, personal property, machinery and equipment, oil, gas, mines, and quarries valuation. MEE 402 Theory (Mechanics) of Machines II (2 Unit C: LH30) Leaning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. identify the forces acting on a mechanism and the resolution of the forces; 2. demonstrate understanding of the performance of various mechanisms and principal machine elements as regards their kinematics and dynamics; 3. identify the types of motion and their applications; 4. identify forces on shaft and bearing due to single revolving mass; 5. demonstrate procedure for balancing several masses in different transverse planes; 6. prepare professional quality solutions and presentations to effectively communicate the results of analysis and design; 7. translate ideas and imaginations into conceptual designs using the tools of conventional engineering drawings and computer aided designs; and 8. use the knowledge of the course to solve real life problems related to production processes and to develop machines. Course Content Force analysis of mechanisms, fluctuation of kinetic energy and inertial effects. Complete static and dynamic analysis. Flexible shaft couplings: belt, rope and chain drives. The flywheel and mechanical governors. Brakes and dynamometers. Balancing of multi-cylinder engines. Balancing of machinery. Vibration of machinery; free and forced vibration, damping, natural frequencies and critical speeds. Transverse vibrations of beams, whirling of shafts and torsional vibrations.

An overview of cell biology; tissue structures and human histology; basic structure of the human body; body planes and positions; the skeleton; regional anatomy of the upper limb, lower limb, thorax and abdomen.

Definition of terms in human nutrition. Chemistry and functions of cell constituents, biosynthesis and functions of nucleic acids. Availability of nutrients. Interrelationship of nutrients. Metabolism of nutrients under different physiological conditions. Effect of diet on biochemical process. Regulatory mechanisms for various nutrients. Inborn errors of metabolism.

Fundamental Principles of mechanics applied to study the physiology of biological systems. Introduction to the basic concepts of continuum mechanics-tensors, finite deformation kinematics, stress, conservation laws of mass, momentum and energy applied to deformable continua; rigid body kinematics in the context of applications in biomechanics. Application of biomechanics in tissues such as bone, ligaments, skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle and cartilages. Skeletal muscle and mechanism of movement; biomechanical implications of the sliding filament theory; velocity-force curves; lever mechanics; types of muscle fibres.

Introduction to Biotechnology: Historical background; types, their examples and applications Biotechnology and human health: pharmaceuticals, diagnosis, vaccines, gene therapy, organ replacement therapy, nutrition, environmental health, health prevention, etc. Introduction to Genetic Engineering: history of genetic engineering; cloning; DNA fingerprinting; polymerase chain reaction; summary of DNA fingerprinting; application of GE in fighting diseases. Introduction to Tissue Engineering: basic biological concept– cells, organelles; tissue organisation; tissue dynamics, representative tissue; case studies; barriers to tissue engineering adoptions.

Human Heredity: haploid and diploid chromosome, DNA, trait, genes, blood group. The Human Genome: Definition of Genome; History of Human Genome Project; Gene Sequencing; Molecular organization and gene content; Genetic Coding Genomic variation in humans. Genetic disorders: Albinism, Cystic Fibrosis, Dwarfism, Sickle Cell Disease, Color Blindness, Hemophilia, Duschenne Muscular dystrophy. 300 Level