Advanced Mass Transfer
| Title | Εμβάθυνση στη Μεταφορά Μάζας / Advanced Mass Transfer |
| Code | KM113 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Chemical Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600020601 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos CΗīmikṓn Mīchanikṓn (2021-2026
Registered students: 13
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Elective Courses | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600280310
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600280310
- At the Website of the School:
- eLearning (Moodle):
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Transport phenomena I, II, Mathematics I, II, III
Learning Outcomes
Τhe students upon successful completion of the course:
(1) They will be able to solve basic problems in chemical engineering, where mass transger is important role to play.
(2) They will learn to design fixed bed adsorbers and membrane units for gas separations using simplified methods.
(3) They will be able to determine quantitatively the effect of mass transfer in the power produced by a fuel cell.
(4) The will study and learn to design simple controlled release systems.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction. Basic priciples and definitions. Differential equations describing mass tranport. Common boundary condtions. Phenomenological theory of molecular theory and Fick's first and second law. Concentration distributions in solids and static fluids. Steady and transient molecular diffusion. Analytic solutions for model problems. Diffusion with homogeneuos and heterogeneous reactions. Convective mass transfer. Effect of Reynolds and Peclet numbers. Multicomponent diffusion: The Maxwell Stefan theory and approximate methods. The generalised diffusion equation. Diffusion in porous solids: Molecular diffusion, Knudsen diffusion and viscous flow. Application in separation methods using membranes and adsorbents, fuel cell processes for electric power production, and controlled drug release systems.
Keywords
Molecular, Knudsen and convective diffusion, Fick's law, Maxwell-Stefan theory, membrane separations, fuel cells, controllled release systems
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Powepoint presentations
Powerpoint problem solutions
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 45 | ✓ | |||
| Tutorial | 45 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 30 | ✓ | |||
| Other / Others | |||||
| Total | 120 |
Student Assessment
Description
Final written exam that counts 80% to the final grade, if the student takes the mid-tem exam (30%), or 100% otherwise.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Mid term exam (optional) (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
"ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΑ ΦΑΙΝΟΜΕΝΑ ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΑΣ" (ΜΕΤΑΦΡΑΣΗ), B.R. BIRD, W.E. STEWART, E.N., LIGHTFOOT, D.J. KLINKENBERG , εκδ. ΤΖΙΟΛΑ, 2018.
"ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΑ ΜΑΖΑΣ ΜΕ ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΑ ΦΥΣΙΚΩΝ ΔΙΕΡΓΑΣΙΩΝ", ΚΟΥΚΟΣ Ι.Κ. εκδ. ΤΖΙΟΛΑ, 2017.
Last Update
06-10-2025
