Overview
This course develops the unified principles governing momentum, heat, and mass transport in chemical engineering systems. Students study conservation laws, differential and integral balances, fluid statics, Newtonian and non-Newtonian flow, viscosity, velocity profiles, boundary layers, laminar and turbulent transport, pressure drop, dimensional analysis, similarity, and the Reynolds, Prandtl, Schmidt, Nusselt, and Sherwood numbers.
Heat-transfer topics include conduction, convection, radiation fundamentals, thermal resistance, transient conduction, and introductory heat-exchanger analysis. Mass-transfer topics include diffusion, convection-diffusion, interphase transport, concentration profiles, film theory, and applications in absorption, evaporation, drying, membranes, and reacting systems. Emphasis is placed on deriving and applying governing equations, selecting constitutive relationships and correlations, estimating transport coefficients, evaluating assumptions, interpreting experimental data, and applying analytical and computational methods to safe, efficient, scalable, and sustainable process design.
Learning Outcomes
- Derive differential and integral conservation balances for momentum, heat, and mass transport systems.
- Apply constitutive relationships to Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, conduction, diffusion, and convective transport.
- Evaluate laminar and turbulent flow, pressure drop, boundary layers, and transport coefficients using appropriate dimensionless correlations.
- Solve steady and transient heat-transfer problems involving conduction, convection, radiation, thermal resistance, and heat exchangers.
- Analyze diffusion, convection-diffusion, interphase transport, film theory, and concentration profiles in representative process systems.
- Select and justify simplifying assumptions while assessing their effects on model validity and engineering predictions.
- Interpret experimental transport data and use computational methods to determine velocity, temperature, and concentration fields.
- Synthesize coupled transport analyses to support equipment scale-up, safe operation, energy efficiency, and sustainable process design.
Timetable
| Type | Length | Frequency | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 hours | Weekly | All semester |
| Tutorial | 1 hour | Weekly | All semester |
| Lab | 3 hours | Weekly | All semester |
| Workshop | 2 hours | Fortnightly | All semester |
Assessment Schedule
| Type | Description | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Quiz | Quizzes (5 × 2%) | 10.00% |
| Assignment | Analytical transport problems | 15.00% |
| Deliverable | Computational modelling report | 15.00% |
| Test | Practical transport analysis test | 15.00% |
| Assignment | Experimental data interpretation report | 15.00% |
| Exam | Final examination | 30.00% |
Prerequisites
Teaching Staff & Programs
This course is delivered jointly by faculty from the participating programs listed below. In line with the Douchewater Way, the University of Sexology tailors core instruction directly to each cohort's specific discipline — adapting curriculum to program needs rather than forcing students into a one-size-fits-all model. Learn more about our approach at The Douchewater Way.
