Transport Phenomena
Topic outline
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Vectors/Tensors, Newton’s law of viscosity, Newtonian & Non-Newtonian fluids, rheological models, Temperature, pressure and composition dependence of viscosity, Kinetic theory of viscosity. Fourier’s law of heat conduction, Temperature, pressure and composition dependence of thermal conductivity, Kinetic theory of thermal conductivity. Fick’s law of diffusion, Temperature, pressure and composition dependence of diffusivity, Kinetic theory of diffusivity.
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Shell Momentum balances, boundary conditions, velocity profiles, average velocity, momentum flux at the surfaces, of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids for flow of a falling film, flow through circular tube, slits, flow through an Annulus, Adjacent flow of two Immiscible fluids. Equations of Change (Isothermal), equation of continuity, equation of motion their applications in fluid flow problems.
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Shell energy balances, boundary conditions, temperature profiles, average temperature, energyfluxes at surfaces for different types of heat sources such as electrical, nuclear viscous andchemical, cooling fin. Equations of change (non-isothermal), equation of motion for forced andfree convection, equation of energy (non-isothermal).
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Shell mass balances, boundary conditions, concentration profiles, average concentration, massflux at surfaces for Diffusion through stagnant gas film, Diffusion with homogeneous andheterogeneous chemical reaction, equation of continuity for binary mixtures, equation ofchange to set up diffusion problems for simultaneous heat and mass transfer.
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