Learning Outcomes
1) Understanding of the concepts and the usage of transport coefficient
2) Understanding and mathematcial desciption of mactoscopic balances
3) Understanding the methodologies of transport coefficient derivation
4) Usage of balances and transport coefficients for the solution of technical problems in chemical engineerin processes
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction to the concepts of transfer coefficients. Friction factors and correlations for flow in closed conduits, around immersed bodies and in fixed beds. Macroscopic balances of mass, energy, momentum and mechanical energy. Applications in the analysis and design of flow circuits and heat transfer equipment. Dimensional analysis and the general form of transfer correlations. Boundary layer analysis and prediction of friction factors and heat and mass transfer. Heat transfer in pipes and the analogies between momentum, heat and mass transfer. Heat transfer correlations in forced convection in pipes and immersed bodies without phase change. Natural convection analysis and heat transfer correlations. Heat transfer during phase change: analysis and empirical heat transfer correlations for condensation and boiling. Radiation energy transfer.
Keywords
concepts of transport coefficients, macroscopic mass, energy and momentum balances, derivation and usage of friction coefficients, heat and mass transfer coefficients