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Course, academic year 2026/2027
  
   
Fundamentals of Food Engineering - B321005
Title: Základy potravinářského inženýrství
Guaranteed by: Department of Carbohydrates and Cereals (321)
Faculty: Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Actual: from 2026
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:4
E-Credits: winter s.:4
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)Schedule is not published yet, this information might be misleading.
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Henke Svatopluk doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
Předmět seznamuje studenty se základními principy chemického a potravinářského inženýrství. Studenti se seznámí s hlavními procesními operacemi, jako jsou hmotové a energetické bilance, separační procesy, tepelné operace a základní technologické postupy v potravinářské výrobě. Předmět rozvíjí schopnost aplikovat tyto principy na jednoduché výpočty, analyzovat technologické procesy a hodnotit jejich vliv na kvalitu a efektivitu výroby potravin.
Last update: Henke Svatopluk (13.01.2026)
Course completion requirements -

The course is concluded with an exam. The examination is in written form and includes material from lectures and exercises. Participation in the exercises is a condition for the award of credit.

Last update: Henke Svatopluk (13.01.2026)
Literature -

Recommended:

  • Kadlec P. a kol.. Procesy a zařízení potravinářských a biotechnologických výrob. Ostrava: KEY Publishing, 2012, 494 s. ISBN 978-80-7418-086-6.

Last update: Henke Svatopluk (13.01.2026)
Teaching methods -

Teaching is carried out in the form of lectures (28 hours in total) and exercises (14 hours). Lectures with practical cases, discussion of currently generally visible cases from practice. Exercises are in the form of discussion of the teacher with students over the discussed problems, practice, calculations.

Last update: Henke Svatopluk (13.01.2026)
Requirements to the exam -

The exam is in a written form, 15 questions, time 2 h. The maximum number of points is 100. Classification: A ... 90-100 points, B ... 80-89 points, C ... 70-79 points, D ... 60-69 points, E ... 50-59 points, F ... less than 50 points.

Last update: Henke Svatopluk (13.01.2026)
Syllabus -

1. Material Balances

2. Energy Balances

3. Sedimentation, Filtration

4. Centrifugation, Fluidization

5. Size Reduction Processes: Comminution, Milling, and Crushing

6. Mass Transfer Operations: Diffusion and Extraction

7. Crystallization, Nucleation, and Precipitation

8. Particle Size Distribution and Granulometric Analysis

9. Heat Transfer by Conduction and Convection

10. Heating, Cooling, Evaporation, Freezing, and Drying Processes

11. Thermophysical Properties of Foods and Raw Materials

12. Membrane Separation Processes and Electrodialysis

13. Chromatographic Processes and Adsorption

14. Rheology and Types of Rheological Behavior of Materials

Last update: Henke Svatopluk (30.01.2026)
Learning resources -

e-learning, subject Fundamentals of Food Engineering

https://e-learning.vscht.cz

Last update: Henke Svatopluk (13.01.2026)
Learning outcomes -

The student will understand the fundamental principles of chemical engineering based on material and energy balances and will acquire the ability to apply these principles to simple calculation tasks related to food processing. The student will be able to perform basic analysis and evaluation of technological processes in terms of their efficiency and impact on food quality.

Last update: Henke Svatopluk (13.01.2026)
Entry requirements -

Prerequisite knowledge within the scope of the courses Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry and Introduction to Food and Biochemical Sciences.

Last update: Henke Svatopluk (13.01.2026)
Registration requirements - Czech

Vstupní požadavky v rozsahu učiva předmětů Základy fyzikální chemie a Úvod do potravinářských a biochemických věd.

Last update: Henke Svatopluk (13.01.2026)
 
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