Information Package / Course Catalogue
Engineering Properties of Foods
Course Code: GMP507
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to make critical review of various procedures for measurement and estimation of engineering properties of relevance to the design of food processing operations.

Course Content

This course includes; physical properties (mass, volüme, area, rheological, microstructure) of foods , thermal and thermodynamic properties, mass transfer properties, physicochemical properties in membran separation process, electrical properties, ultrasound properties, optical properties of foods, and novel measurement techniques for relavant properties.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Hilal ŞAHİN NADEEM
Learning Outcomes
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Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Mass, volume, area related properties of foods
Week 2 - Theoretical
Food microstructure analysis
Week 3 - Theoretical
Textural and rheological properties of foods
Week 4 - Theoretical
Optical properties of foods
Week 5 - Theoretical
Thermal properties of foods
Week 6 - Theoretical
Electrical properties of foods
Week 7 - Intermediate Exam
Mass transfer properties of foods
Week 8 - Theoretical
Thermodynamic properties of foods in dehydration
Week 9 - Theoretical
Physicochemical and engineering properties of food in membrane separation processes
Week 10 - Theoretical
Dielectric properties of foods
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ultrasound properties of foods
Week 12 - Theoretical
Kinetic data for biochemical and microbiological processes during thermal processing
Week 13 - Theoretical
Gas exchange properties of fruits and vegetables
Week 14 - Final Exam
Novel measurement techniques of physical properties of foods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Assignment2%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment228260
Midterm Examination129130
Final Examination139140
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
4
1
1
OÇ-2
4
4
5
OÇ-3
4
4
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
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