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Required Text: Transport Phenomena, Second Edition by R. Byron Bird, Warren E. Stewart, and Edwin N. Lightfoot, John Wiley, 2001.
Additional References: Perry's Handbook of Chemical Engineering
Internet Resources: This syllabus and other class information is available through links at http://www.eng.fsu.edu/sgibbs
Objectives The subject of transport phenomena may
sound like it would be more appropriate in a civil engineering
curriculum, but what we are refering to is how ``stuff'' moves around
in space and time. In general, this ``stuff'' could be anything, but
in chemical engineering, this ``stuff'' is usually momentum, energy,
or mass. Hence, transport phenomena encompasses fluid dynamics, heat
transfer, and mass transfer. In much the same way that an accountant
monitors where the money goes, we will study how momentum, energy, and
mass move from one place to another. The description of these
transport phenomena is important in a really wide variety of areas
typically addressed by chemical engineers including pumping and
piping, separation and purification, chemical reaction engineering,
and pollution remediation. We will focus on the mathematical
description of these three transport phenomena; this will require the
use of vector and tensor calculus and the formulation and solution of
partial differential equations. These tools can often seem daunting
and can overshadow the fundamental physics if one is not careful to
keep them under control. Our approach will be to focus on the
fundamentals first and then examine a few problems in detail to illustrate the
concepts involved.
After successfully completing this course, you should be able to apply transport theory to problems in your research projects. Even if your research or future work does not explicitly involve transport phenomena, the mathematical tools and problem formulation and solution strategies studied in this class should be useful for your research.
Honor Code Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all work required for this class is to be performed individually by each student. Students are encouraged to discuss homework assignments with other students, but verbatim transcription of homework assignments from any source will constitute a violation of the Honor Code. Violations may result in failure of the class and dismissal from the university. Consult page 59 of the Florida State University Graduate Edition Bulletin for details of the Honor code.
Assignments, Class Mechanics, and Grading Grades for this class will be determined from student performance on quizes, examinations, homework assignments, and a project. Homework and quizes will count 20% toward the final grade. Students will be required to participate in classroom discussions of homework problems. There will be three in-term examinations; students will be permitted to drop the lowest of these three examinations, and the remaining two will count 40% toward the class grade. A final examination will count 25% toward the final grade. A detailed analysis of an advanced transport problem will be required as a project and count 15% toward the final grade; an oral presentation and written report concerning this project will be required.
Subject Material and Organization This course will focus on the fundamentals of momentum, heat, and mass transfer. We will address these three areas sequentially, but we will build on previously covered material in order to describe more complex situations in which there is simultaneous flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer. We will divide the course into three units punctuated by examinations. The first unit will focus on momentum transfer. We will introduce the concepts of stress, stain, pressure, and viscosity, examine how these are related to one another, and how to use them to describe various fluid flow situations. The next unit will focus on heat transfer by conduction and convection. The final unit will focus on mass transfer by diffusion and convection. While studying these three topics, you should note their similarities and differences.
At the beginning of each unit, there will be traditional lectures in order to introduce new concepts. As we move to the end of each unit, the class meetings will be focused on the solution of example problems. In order for these meetings to be productive, it is imperative that the students study the assigned homework problems before each class meeting. Homework grades will be based on classroom discussion of the assigned problems and upon occasional collection of papers. All quizes will be based on the assigned homework. So, do the homework! If you are having trouble, please seek out some help before you get too far behind. My office hours are listed above. You may also find it useful to seek advice from more experienced graduate students.
Projects The projects assignments for this course are intended to let you demonstrate your ability to apply the fundamental concepts learned in the course to areas that we have not explicitly covered in class. You are encouraged to start early. The project report should be betwee 5 and 7 double spaced pages. The oral presentation should be approximately 10 minutes. The projects should not be surveys of areas but rather case studies of a particular problem in detail. Possible areas from which to draw a case study include:
Your textbook contains a large number of example problems, many more than we can possbibly cover in class. These may be a good starting point for your project, but you should extend the analyses presented there, and consult additional literature if necessary. Your textbook also contains a large number of references to the original literature which may be useful to consult.
You should present a one page description of your proposed project on October 29. It should include problem description and formulation, but not necessarily any solution.
Schedule of Events
| Date | Reading | Activity |
| August 29 | Chapter 0 | Questions 0.1 - 0.8 |
| September 3 | Chapter 1 | Holiday |
| September 5 | Chapter 1 | Problems 1A.1, 1A.6, 1B.1, 1B.3 |
| September 10 | Chapter 2 | Problems 2A.1, 2A.2, 2B.3, 2B.5, 2B.11 |
| September 12 | Chapter 3 | Problems 3.A4, 3A.5 3A.6 |
| September 17 | Chapter 3 | Problems 3B.3, 3B.9 |
| Septermber 19 | Chapter 4 | Problems 4A.1, 4A.2, 4A.3 |
| September 24 | Chapter 4 | Problems 4A.7, 4B.5, 4B.9 |
| September 26 | Examination | |
| October 1 | Chapter 5 | Problems 5A.1, 5A.2 |
| October 3 | Chapter 6 | Problems 6A.1, 6A.2, 6A.6, 6C.2 |
| October 8 | Chapter 7 | Problems 7A.1, 7A.5, 7B.5 |
| October 10 | Chapter 9 | Problems 9A.1, 9A.5 |
| October 15 | Chapter 10 | Problems 10A.3, 10A.6, 10B.2 |
| October 17 | Chapter 11 | Problems 11B.2, 11B.12 |
| October 22 | Chapter 11 | Problems 11B.13, 11B.14 |
| October 24 | Chapter 12.1 | Problems 12A.1 |
| October 29 | Project Prelims | |
| October 31 | Examination | |
| November 5 | Chapter 14 | Problems 14A.6, 14A.9 |
| November 7 | Chapter 14 | Problems 14C.1 |
| November 12 | Holiday | |
| November 14 | Chapter 17 | 17A.4, 17A.10 Problems |
| November 19 | Chapter 17 | Problems 17B.3, 17B.4 |
| November 21 | Chapter 18 | Problems 18A.2, 18A.6 |
| November 26 | Chapter 18 | Problems 18B.2, 18B.3 |
| November 28 | Examination | |
| December 3 | Project Presentations | |
| December 5 | Project Presentations |