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308576 (v.1) ChE 412 Transport Phenomena


Area: Department of Chemical Engineering
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 5.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Other: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Co Requisite(s): 302246 (v.2) ChE 221 Fluid Mechanics or any previous version
AND
302249 (v.2) ChE 223 Thermodynamics or any previous version
AND
302253 (v.3) ChE 327 Process Heat Transfer or any previous version
 
Syllabus: This unit will not be available until 2007. An introduction to the transfer of momentum, thermal energy and mass by molecular means using shell balance and conservation equations. Turbulent transport and boundary layer methods are also discussed. Mechanism of momentum transport. Mechanism of energy transport. Mechanism of mass transport. Shell momentum balances. Equations of change (isothermal). Momentum transport with two independent variables. Turbulent momentum transport. Heat transfer. Shell energy balances. Equations of change (non isothermal). Energy transport with two independent variables. Numerical methods for fluid flow and heat transfer. Viscous flow near a wall and sphere heating. Mass transfer. Equations of change (Multicomponent).
 
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Field of Education: 30301 Chemical Engineering
Funding Cluster: 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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