Systems Theory

Semester: 
Fall
Offered: 
2012
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Otimização Combinatória

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012

Introdução à Investigação Operacional

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012

Probabilidades e Estatística E

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012

Treatment and Valorisation of Wastewaters and Solid Wastes (Agro-industries)

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012
  • Characterisation of liquid effluents and solid residues from agro-food industries
  • Primary treatment processes: pH correction; coagulation-flocculation, primary settling, removal of oil and grease
  • Secondary treatment processes: activated sludge, aerated ponds, trickling filters, sequencing batch reactors, secondary settling, centrifugation, filtration

Bioenergy

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012
  • Production of energy crops
  • Characterisation of agro-forestry residues
  • Production of solid and liquid biofuels through mechanical and chemical processes
  • Fermentation processes
  • Anaerobic digestion

Seminar II

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012
  • Life Cycle Assessment metodologies
  • Ecolabel of EU
  • Eco-design

Valorisation of Biomass and Residues

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012
  • Anaerobic digestion for biogas and methane
  • Fermentation processes for bio-hydrogen

Mecânica (Mechanics) - MIEF

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012

Química-Física II

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012

Análise Matemática 2-D

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012

Simulation Of Dynamic Systems

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012
  • The model and its purpose.
  • Modeling approaches: Physical based; non-poarametric modeling; parametric modeling.
  • Non-parametric modeling:the data. Modeling. Validation.
  • Parameter estimation methods. Polynomial models.
  • Physical based modeling: mechanical and thermodynamic systems. Identification and parameter evaluation. The data.
  • Simulation: Numerical integration methods.

Control Systems

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012
  • Output feedback control systems
  • State space systems behaviour
  • State feedback control systems
  • Non-linear systems: Phase plane analysis; Describing functions

Control Technology

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012

  • Introdution to Automation and Process Supervision

  • Electomagnetic technology in Automation

  • The use of Pneumatics in Automation

  • PLC's

  • Virtual instruments Design and implementation.

Introduction to Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Semester: 
Spring
Offered: 
2012

To introduce first year students to the thematics of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. Opportunities and responsibilities of a Chemical and Biochemical Engineer. Introduction to the basic concepts of mass and energy balances in chemical processes.