Introduction to transport phenomena
Summary
This course aims at understanding the basic equations behind macroscopic and microscopic transport phenomena (mass, heat and momentum).
Content
- Conservation of energy, heat and momentum
- Macroscopic balances and advective transport
- Bernoulli equation
- Equations and parameters for microscopic transport: mass transport (Fick's law), heat transport (Fourier's law) and momentum transport (Newton's law)
- Analogy between the three types of transfer
- Introduction to non-dimensional quantities
- Combined macroscopic and microscopic transfer applications (e.g. pipe flow with friction loss), heat exchangers.
Keywords
macroscopic balances, transport phenomena, flux equation
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
Introduction to chemical engineering
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Identify heat transfer, mass transfer and momentum phenomena in lab, industrial and daily environment which are relevant both for chemists and chemical engineers
- Identify quantities and subjects used in transport phenomena
- Describe transport phenomena at the macroscopic and at the molecular level
- Recognize the similarities between the three transport phenomena
- Analyze problems involving transfer phenomena
- Use balance to solve problems
- Justify their approach to problem solving
Teaching methods
Lectures with exercises
Expected student activities
solution of exercises
Assessment methods
Two written tests during the semester (mid-term and final)
Resources
Bibliography
Introductory Transport Phenomena: R. B. Bird, W.E. Stewart, E.N. Lightfoot, D.J. Klingenberg. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (2014)
Ressources en bibliothèque
Moodle Link
In the programs
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
- Subject examined: Introduction to transport phenomena
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
- Subject examined: Introduction to transport phenomena
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Spring
- Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
- Subject examined: Introduction to transport phenomena
- Lecture: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
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