TRANSPORT PHENOMENA SYLLABUS
PREREQUISITES: Fluid Mechanics, Process Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer-I, and Calculus and Differential Equations
UNIT-I
Introduction: Momentum, Energy and Mass Transport operations, Newton's law of viscosity (NLV), Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids, Fourier's law of heat conduction (FLHC), Fick's law of diffusion (FLD), Numerical problems.
UNIT-II
Steady-State Shell Momentum Balances: Different Flow situations, Steady state Shell momentum balances Boundary conditions applicable to momentum transport problems, Flow over a flat plate for Newtonian fluid and Non-Newtonian fluid, Flow through a circular tube for Newtonian fluid and Non-Newtonian fluid, Flow through Annulus. Flow between parallel plates and a slit. Numerical problems
UNIT-III
Steady-State Shell Energy Balances: General Boundary conditions applicable to energy transport problems of chemical engineering, Heat conduction through compound walls, Overall heat transfer coefficient based on inner and outer surface area. Heat conduction with internal generation by electrical, nuclear, viscous energy sources, Numerical problems.
UNIT-IV
Steady-State Shell Mass Balances: Steady state shell mass balances, General Boundary conditions applicable to mass transport problems of chemical engineering, Diffusion through stagnant gas and liquid films, Equimolar counter diffusion. Numerical problems.
Steady-State Shell Mass Balances with Reaction: Diffusion with homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction. Diffusion into falling film- Forced convection mass transfer. Numerical problems.
UNIT-V
Analogies between Momentum, Heat and Mass Transport: Reynold's, Prandtl's and Chilton & Colburn analogies.
Equations of Change: Various coordinate systems, Equation of continuity, Equation of motion; Navier-Stokes equation, Euler's equation.
TEXTBOOKS:
1. Bird, Stewart and Lightfoot, ‘Transport Phenomena’, 2nd Edition, Wiley Publications, 2006.
REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Christe John Geankoplis, Transport Process and Separation Process Principles, 4th Edition, Pearsons, 2015.
2. Welty, Wikes and Watson,' Momentum Heat and Mass Transport’’, 4th Edition. John Wiley.
3. Byron Bird, Warren E. Stewart, Edwin N. Lightfoot and Daniel J. Klingenberg Introductory Transport Phenomena Wiley; 1st Edition, 2015.
4. Bodh Raj, Introduction to Transport Phenomena, PHI Learning Publications, 2015