Transport Phenomena
In this course, students will study the transport of mass, energy, and momentum in chemical systems. Topics include diffusion, convection, and fluid dynamics. By the end of the course, students will have the skills to analyze and optimize transport processes in chemical engineering systems.
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- Three Levels for the Study of Transport Phenomena
- Viscosity and the Mechanism of Momentum Transport
- Thermal Conductivity and the Mechanism of Energy Transport
- Diffusivity and the Mechanism of Mass Transport
- Shell Momentum Balances & Boundary Conditions
- Flow of a Falling Film
- Flow Through a Circular Tube
- Flow Through an Annulus
- Shell Energy Balances & Boundary Conditions
- Heat Conduction in a Steam Pipe
- Heat Conduction Through Composite Walls
- Energy Transport with Energy Production
- Introduction to Forced Convection and Free Convection
- Shell Mass Balances & Boundary Conditions
- Diffusion of Gases Through Solids
- Diffusion with a Heterogeneous Chemical Reaction
- Diffusion Through a Stagnant Gas Film
- Equation of Change for Isothermal Systems (Continuity, Motion, Mechanical Energy, and Agular Momentum Equation)
- Common Simplifications of the Equation of Motion
- Equation of Change for Nonisothermal Systems (Energy Equation)
- Special Forms of the Energy Equation
- The Equation of Change and Solving Steady-State Problems with One Independent Variables
- Equation of Change for Binary Mixtures (Continuity Equation for Binary Mixtures)
- The Equation of Change and Solving Steady-State Diffusion Problems
- Velocity Distributions in Turbulent Flow
- Temperature Distributions in Turbulent Flow
- Concentrations Distributions in Turbulent Flow
- Definition of Friction Factors
- Friction Factors and Flow Regimes for Flow in Tubes
- Friction Factors and Flow Regimes for Flow Around Spheres
- Friction Factors and Pressure Drop Through Packed Columns
- Definition of Heat Transfer Coefficients
- Heat Transfer Coefficients for Forced Convection Through Tubes and Slits
- Empirical Correlations for Heat Transfer Coefficients for Forced Convection
- Heat Transfer Coefficients for Forced Convection Around Submerged Objects
- Heat Transfer Coefficients for Forced Convection Through Packed Beds
- Definition of Mass and Heat Transfer Coefficient in One Phase
- Analytical Expression for Mass Transfer Coefficient
- Empirical Correlations for Binary Mass and Heat Transfer Coefficient in One Phase
- Macroscopic Mass Balance
- Macroscopic Momentum Balance
- Macroscopic Angular Momentum Balance
- Macroscopic Mechanical Energy Balance
- Estimation of the Viscous Loss
- Application of the Macroscopic Balances to Solve Problems
- Macroscopic Energy Balance
- Macroscopic Mechanical Energy Balance
- Application of the Macroscopic Balances to Solve Steady-state Problems with Flat Velocity Profiles
- The d-forms of the Macroscopic Balances
- Application of the Macroscopic Balances to Solve Unsteady-state Problems with non-Flat Velocity Profiles
- Macroscopic Mass Balance
- Macroscopic Momentum and Angular Momentum Balance
- Macroscopic Mechanical Energy Balance
- Application of the Macroscopic Balances to Solve Steady-state Problems
- Application of the Macroscopic Balances to Solve Unsteady-state Problems
References:
- Bird, R. B., Stewart, W. E., Lightfoot, E. N., & Klingenberg, D. J. (2014). Introductory Transport Phenomena. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Tosun, I. (2002). Modelling in Transport Phenomena: A Conceptual Approach. Elsevier.