7CH2-Transport Phenomena |
Units: I |
Newton’s law of viscosity, pressure and temperature dependence of viscosity, theory of
viscosity of gases (low density), and liquids, convective momentum transport. Shell
momentum balances, boundary conditions, selected applications.
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Units: II |
The equation of change for isothermal system. Navier stokes equation. Use of equation of
change to solve steady state flow problems. Comparisons of laminar and turbulent flows,
time smoothed equations of change for incompressible fluids. The time smoothed velocity
profile near a wall, turbulent flow in ducts and jets. |
Units: III |
Fourier’s law of heat conductions, temperature and pressure dependence of thermal
conductivity. Thermal conductivity of gases, liquids, solids and composite solids.
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Units: IV |
Shell energy balance, boundary conditions, heat conduction with an electrical heat source,
nuclear heat source, viscous heat source, chemical heat source, composite walls and fins.
Forced convection, and free convection.
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Units: V |
Fick’s law of diffusions, analogy with heat & mass transfer. Transport by molecular motion,
shell mass balance and boundary conditions, temperature and pressure dependence of
diffusivities, concentration profile for stagnant gas film, a heterogeneous chemical reactions,
homogenous chemical reaction and porous catalyst.
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Text/ Reference Books |
1 Bird, R.B., Steward W.E. and Lightfoot, E.N., “Transport Phenomena” John
Wiley.
2 Christie J. Geankophis, “Transport process and Unit operations”. Prentice-Hall,
India.
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