Transport Phenomena
Module code: CPE7011-B
Outline Syllabus
1. Introduction to TP
- Historical perspective to present day CFD modelling
- Types of Transport Phenomena: Momentum, Energy, Mass
- Corresponding Constitutive Transport Equation: Newton’s, Fourier’s and Fick’s laws.
2. Momentum Transport
- Viscosity and the mechanism of momentum transport
- Conservation of Mass and Momentum Equations, laminar and turbulent flow
3. Momentum Transport
- Application to isothermal laminar flow in pipe
- Application to isothermal turbulent flow in pipe
4. Tutorial Class on Momentum Transport
5. Energy Transport
- Fourier’s law of heat conduction
- Temperature distributions in solid and laminar flow
- Interphase Energy Transport (Heat Transfer Coefficient) .Conservation of Energy Equation
6. Tutorial Class on Energy Transport
- Application to non-isothermal flow in pipe
7. CFD Simulations of Momentum and Energy Transport situations.
8. Interactive sessions & group work on usage of CFD packages, e.g. Fluent
9. Mass Transport
- Diffusivity and the mechanisms of mass transport
- Concentration distributions in solids and in laminar flow
10. Mass Transport
- Interphase mass transport (Mass Transfer Coefficient)
11. Tutorial Class on Mass Transport
- Ordinary diffusion in gases and liquids.
- Diffusion in solids and in laminar flow
- Interphase transport
12. Consolidation of learning objectives session
- Similarities between momentum, energy and mass transfer
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