CH8791

TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
 OBJECTIVES
 To develop a fundamental knowledge of the
physical principles that govern the transport of
momentum, energy and mass, with emphasis
on the mathematical formulation of the
conservation principles.
 UNIT I
TRANSPORT PHENOMENA BY MOLECULAR MOTION
 Vectors/Tensors, Newton’s law of viscosity,
Newtonian & Non-Newtonian fluids,
rheological models, Temperature, pressure
and composition dependence of viscosity,
Kinetic theory of viscosity.
 Fourier’s law of heat conduction,
Temperature, pressure and composition
dependence of thermal conductivity,
Kinetic theory of thermal conductivity.
 Fick’s law of diffusion, Temperature,
pressure and composition dependence of
diffusivity, Kinetic theory of diffusivity.
 UNIT II
ONE DIMENSIONAL MOMENTUM TRANSPORT
Shell Momentum balances:
 Boundary conditions, velocity profiles, average velocity, momentum flux at the
surfaces, of Newtonian and non-Newtonian for
 Flow of a falling film
 Flow through circular tube
 Flow of a slits
 Flow through an Annulus
 Adjacent flow of two Immiscible fluids
 Equations of Change (Isothermal)
 Equation of continuity
 Equation of motion
 Equation of energy (isothermal) their applications in fluid flow problems
 UNIT III
ONE DIMENSIONAL HEAT TRANSPORT
Shell energy balances
 Boundary conditions, temperature profiles, average
temperature, energy fluxes at surfaces for different types of
heat sources
 Electrical
 Nuclear
 Viscous
 Chemical
 Equations of change (non-isothermal)
 Equation of continuity
 Equation of motion for forced and free convection
 Equation of energy (non-isothermal).
 UNIT IV
ONE DIMENSIONAL MASS TRANSPORT
Shell mass balances
 Boundary conditions, concentration profiles, average
concentration, mass flux at surfaces for
 Diffusion through stagnant gas film
 Diffusion with homogeneous and heterogeneous
chemical reaction
 Diffusion in to a falling liquid film
 Diffusion and chemical reaction in porous catalyst and
the effectiveness factor
 Equation of continuity for binary mixtures
 Equation of change to set up diffusion problems for
simultaneous heat and mass transfer.
 UNIT V
TRANSPORT IN TURBULENT AND BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW

 Turbulence phenomena
 Phenomenological relations for transfer fluxes
 Time smoothed equations of change and their
applications for turbulent flow in pipes
 Boundary layer theory
 Laminar and turbulent hydrodynamics thermal and
concentration boundary layer and their thicknesses
 Analysis of flow over flat surface.
 Introduction to macroscopic balances for
isothermal flow systems, non-isothermal systems and
multicomponent systems.
 OUTCOMES
 Students would gain the knowledge of
fundamental connections between the
conservation laws in heat, mass, and
momentum in terms of vector and tensor
fluxes.

 The students would be able to understand

the mechanism of fluids in motion under
different conditions
 TEXT BOOKS
 R. B. Bird, W.E. Stewart, E.W. Lightfoot,
Transport Phenomena, 2nd Revised Edition,
John Wiley, 2007

 Robert, S Brodkey, Harry C. Hershey,

“Transport Phenomena A Unified Approach”,
Brodkey Publishing 2003.
 REFERENCES
 C. J. Geankoplis, Transport Processes and
Separation Process Principles, Prentice- Hall
Inc., 4 th Edition 2003.
 C. O. Bennett, J. O. Myers, Momentum, Heat
and Mass Transfer, 2nd International Student
Edition Mc-Graw Hill, 1983.
 R. Welty, R.W. Wilson, and C.W.Wicks, Rorer
G.E, Wilson R.W. “Fundamentals of
Momentum Heat and Mass Transfer”, 5 th
Edition, John Wiley, New York, 2007.
 COURSE PATTERN
 DERIVATION : 70%

 PROBLEMS:30%
 APPLICATIONS
 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
 CIVIL ENGINEERING
 RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
 AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND SOIL
SCIENCE.
 SOFTWARE

COMSOL Multiphysics
 Example:
Navier-Stokes
MOMENTUM TRANSFER- EXAMPLE
HEAT TRANSFER -EXAMPLE
MASS TRANSFER -EXAMPLE