CHE 610 - TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
Spring 2018
University of Waterloo
Department of Chemical Engineering
Instructor: Prof. Rajinder Pal
Office: E6-2010, Ext. 32985,
[email protected] COURSE OUTLINE
1. INTRODUCTION
Transport Phenomena – Momentum Transport (Fluid
Mechanics), Heat Transport, and Mass Transport
Review of Vector and Tensor Notation
Gauss Divergence Theorem
2. FLUID MECHANICS
Introduction – Continuum Hypothesis, Lagrangian and
Eulerian descriptions of fluid flow, partial and substantial
time derivatives, Reynolds Transport Theorem
Microscopic Equations of Motion
Continuity Equation
Stress Equation of Motion
Newton’s Law of Viscosity
Navier-Stokes Equation
Determination of velocity distribution and stresses in moving
fluids, concept of friction factor
3. HEAT TRANSPORT
Heat Transfer in a Moving Fluid
Total energy equation
Mechanical energy equation
Thermal energy equation
Heat diffusion equation for stationary medium
Determination of temperature distribution and heat flux in
moving fluids, concept of heat transfer coefficient
4. MASS TRANSPORT
Mass Transfer in a Stationary Medium
Fick’s Law of Diffusion
Fick’s Second Law of Diffusion
Applications
Mass Transfer in a Moving Fluid
Definitions - Concentrations, Velocities, Fluxes
Differential Equations of Mass Transfer
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Determination of concentration distribution and mass flux in
moving fluids, concept of mass transfer coefficient
4. DESIGN OF HEAT EXCHANGE AND MASS EXCHANGE
EQUIPMENT
RECOMMENDED BOOK: Bird, R.B., Stewart, W.E. and Lightfoot, E.N.,
"Transport Phenomena", John Wiley & Sons, Second Edition (2002).
GRADING SCHEME:
Assignments: 20%
Midterm: 25%
Final: 50%
Class Attendance and impression: 05%
(Note that class attendance is mandatory in this course)
