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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

302260 (v.3) Transport Phenomena 323

Area: Department of Chemical Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Tuition Patterns: The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture: 2 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 302253 (v.5) Process Heat Transfer 228 or any previous version
AND
302257 (v.3) Process Mass Transfer 221 or any previous version
Syllabus: Fundamental differential equations of fluid flow phenomena; Development of viscous flow and drag, and effect of fluid flow on mass transfer; Flow with pressure gradient; Friction factor analysis; relationship between fluid flow and heat transfer. Thermodynamics of heat transfer and conductivity of phases based on density/viscosity; Fundamental differential equations of heat transfer; Combination heat transfer and flow dependent heat transfer; Increase of heat transfer by extended surfaces; Unsteady state conduction; Meaning of heat transfer coefficient and analogies between heat and mass transfer; Case studies involving convection; Macroscopic energy balance for heat exchanger capacity. Relationship between mass diffusivity and thermal conductivity; Fundamental differential equations for mass transfer; Boundary conditions and diffusion modelling; Combination of mass transfer with chemical reaction; Convective heat and mass transfer; Laminar flow and turbulent flow mass transfer, and analogies between viscosity, diffusivity and thermal conductivity; Drying - combined heat and mass transfer.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education: 030301 Chemical Engineering
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2012 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 1 Y        
2012 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External