Transport Phenomena

ENBE600010

Prerequisites

Calculus

Course Type

Compulsory

Credit Hours

3

Course Learning Outcomes

  • Identify and explain the phenomena of momentum, mass, and heat transfer.
  • Analyze momentum, mass, and heat transfer using microscopic and macroscopic balances.

Course Content / Syllabus

  • Preliminary

    • Introduction to transport phenomena
    • Overview of momentum, energy, and mass transfer

  • Viscosity

    • Properties of viscosity and its measurement
    • Role of viscosity in fluid flow

  • Thermal Conductivity and Diffusivity

    • Fundamentals of heat transfer properties
    • Thermal conductivity and its applications
    • Thermal diffusivity and its significance

  • Shell Momentum Balance and Shell Energy Balance

    • Derivation and applications of shell momentum balance
    • Shell energy balance for heat transfer problems

  • Shell Mass Balance

    • Shell balance equations for mass transfer
    • Applications in diffusion and convection

  • The Equation of Change

    • Formulation of equations for momentum, energy, and mass transfer
    • Applications in transport analysis

  • Mass Transfer, Momentum, and Energy with Two Independent Variables

    • Multi-dimensional transport analysis
    • Applications in complex systems

  • The Transfer of Momentum, Energy, and Mass in Turbulent Flow

    • Characteristics of turbulent flow
    • Transport phenomena in turbulent systems

  • Movement Between Two Phases

    • Interphase transport of momentum, energy, and mass
    • Applications in phase change and separation processes

  • Macroscopic Balance of an Isothermal System

    • Principles of macroscopic balance for isothermal systems
    • Applications in steady-state and transient systems

  • Macroscopic Balance of Non-Isothermal Systems

    • Energy and mass balance in systems with temperature gradients
    • Analysis of heat and mass transfer interactions

  • Macroscopic Balance Sheet of Multi-Component Systems

    • Mass and energy balance for systems with multiple components
    • Applications in chemical and biological processes

Recommended References

  1. Rubenssien, D., Biofluid Mechanics, Elsevier Academic Press, 2012.
  2. Konsool, Signal and System for Bioengineer, 2nd ed., Academic Press, 2012.
  3. Sekar, V., Transport Phenomena of Food and Biological Material, CRC, 2000.
  4. R. B. Bird, W. E. Stewart, & E. N. Lightfoot, Transport Phenomena, John Wiley, 1965.
  5. J. R. Welty, et al., Fundamentals of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, 3rd ed., Wiley, 1984.