TRANSPORT PHENOMENA FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: ANTONELLA PATTIExpected Learning Outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide the knowledge of the transport phenomena of momentum, energy and mass, through the macroscopic and microscopic balances, in order to allow the study of the physical phenomena that take place inside of industrial processes. Finally, it will be considered simple models of the main operations of chemical engineering.
Course Structure
Lectures with numerical and practical exercises.
Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.
Required Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
Viscosity and the Mechanisms of Momentum Transport. Shell Momentum Balances and Velocity Distributions in Laminar Flow. The Equations of Change for Isothermal Systems.Velocity distribution with more than one independent variable. Velocity distribution in turbulent flow. Interface transport in isothermal systems. Macroscopic balances for isothermal systems. Thermal conductivity and the mechanisms of energy transport. Shell Energy Balances and Temperature Distributions in Solids and Laminar Flow. The equations of change for non-isothermal systems. Temperature distribution with more than one independent variable. Interphase transport in non-isothermal systems. Macroscopic Balances for non-isothermal systems. Diffusivity and the mechanisms of the mass transport. Concentration distribution in solids and in laminar flow. The Equations of change for multicomponent systems. Interface transport in multicomponent systems. Macroscopic balances for multicomponent systems. Stage operation. Mass-Transfer Operations. Phase relations. Equilibrium stage calculations. Multistage Operations. Introduction to polymer rheology. Instrumentations for rheology.
Textbook Information
- Transport Phenomena, R.Byron Bird, Warren E. Stewart, Edwin N.Lightfoot, Ed. John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
- Principles of Unit Operations, Alan S. Faust, L.A. Wenzel, Curtis W. Clump, L. Maus, L.B.Andersen, Ed. Wiley International Edition.
- Polymer and composite rheology, R.K.Gupta, Ed. Taylor & Francis Group.
Supporting textbook 4. Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Don Green, Robert Perry, Ed. McGraw-Hill.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viscosity and the Mechanisms of Momentum Transport | Text 1 |
| 2 | Shell Momentum Balance and Velocity distribution in laminar flow | Text 1 |
| 3 | The Equations of Change for Isothermal Systems | Text 1 |
| 4 | Velocity distribution with one than more independent variable | Text 1 |
| 5 | Velocity distribution in turbulent flow | Text 1 |
| 6 | Interface transport for isothermal systems | Text 1 |
| 7 | Macroscopic balances for isothermal systems | Text 1 |
| 8 | Thermal conductivity and the mechanisms of energy transport | Text 1 |
| 9 | Shell balance and Temperature distributions in solids and in laminar flow | Text 1 |
| 10 | The equations of change for non-isothermal systems | Text 1 |
| 11 | Temperature distribution with one than more independent variable | Text 1 |
| 12 | Interphase transport for non-isothermal systems | Text 1 |
| 13 | Macroscopic Balances for non-isothermal systems | Text 1 |
| 14 | Diffusivity and the mechanisms of the mass transport | Text 1 |
| 15 | Concentration distribution in solids and in laminar flow | Text 1 |
| 16 | The Equations of change for multicomponent systems | Text 1 |
| 17 | Interface transport in multicomponent systems | Text 1 |
| 18 | Macroscopic balances for multicomponent systems | Text 1 |
| 19 | Stage operation | Text 2 |
| 20 | Mass-Transfer Operations | Text 2 |
| 21 | Phase relations | Text 2 |
| 22 | Equilibrium stage calculations | Text 2 |
| 23 | Multistage Operations | Text 2 |
| 24 | Introduction to polymer rheology | Text 3 |
| 25 | Instrumentations for rheology | Text 3 |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
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