BIOE 2100: Bioengineering Thermodynamics

Designation:

Required

Description:

Principles of thermodynamics and conservation of mass applied to living systems, biomedical devices, and bioprocesses.

Prerequisite:

CHEM 1240; PHYS 2130; MATH 2850 or 2950

Textbook:

Physical Chemistry: Principles and Applications in Biological Sciences
I. Tinoco, K. Sauer, J. Wang, J. Puglisi
Prentice Hall

Objectives:

To apply thermodynamic calculations to biological systems
To solve biological problems related to thermodynamics

Topics:

First and Second Law of Thermodynamics
Mass and energy balances for both steady state and transient state systems
Carnot cycles
Phase and chemical reaction equilibrium
Applications to biological systems

Schedule:

3 - 50 minute lectures per week

Contribution:

Engineering topics

Outcomes:

(a)		An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(c)		An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(e)		An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems

Prepared by:

Scott Molitor (scott.molitor@utoledo.edu) and Tammy Phares (tamara.phares@utoledo.edu).